Effectiveness of a Stress Management Training on Motivation and Well-being

Saul Jesus (), Claudia Rus () and Juan Tobal ()
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Saul Jesus: University of Algarve, Postal: Research Centre on Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve, Campus Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal, http://www.cieo.pt
Claudia Rus: University of Algarve, Postal: Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, http://www.netlaw.bg/l_en/?s=17&u=28
Juan Tobal: University of Algarve, Postal: Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, http://www.ucm.es/

Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, 2013, vol. 1, issue 3, 143-152

Abstract: This study investigated the immediate influence of a stress management training on teachers’ and physicians’ motivational (professional objective, intrinsic motivation, efficacy expectancies) and well-being related outcomes(positive well-being, emotional exhaustion, work distress, irrational beliefs) using meta-analytical techniques. In an action-research perspective, the stress management training program was implemented in several groups of physicians and teachers, in Portugal and in Brazil (n=144). It was found that, at all the samples where this intervention was implemented, an increase occurred on all motivational indicators and on positive well-being, and a decrease on negative well-being outcomes; nevertheless, not all obtained results are statistically significant. The largest impact of the implemented training program was at positive well-being at work, with a large effect size (d+=.81), and at the irrational beliefs, with a medium effect size(d+=.61). These results suggest the short-term benefits of this intervention on teachers' and physicians’ motivation and well-being.

Keywords: Stress Management Intervention; Teachers; Physicians; Meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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