Stress and anxiety present in Market Research Industry: survey
Thursday June 28, 2007
In May, the NUW asked for Market Research workers’ thoughts on stress and anxiety in the workplace.
The aim of the study was to gain a better understanding of health risks present in the Industry, and to identify factors of particular concern that might need to be investigated further.
The results showed that workplace stress and anxiety is prevalent in the Industry, affecting both employees and employers’ bottom lines.
Employees gave their thoughts on stress and anxiety in the workplace, as well as monitoring and performance assessment.
The NUW will use the results to push for improved health and safety for all Market Research workers.
The full results are below (in all tables the percentage refers to the amount of respondents who agreed with the statement posed).
Table 1: Extent of suffering from stress and anxiety in the Industry
Personally suffered from stress and/or anxiety due to unreasonable demands at work | 37.6% |
Witnessed others suffer from stress and/or anxiety due to unreasonable demands at work | 48.0% |
Leave work each day satisfied | 55.2% |
Feel like part of a team with co-workers, management and supervisors | 60.8% |
Suffered an illness or injury, or incurred medical expenses due to stress and/or anxiety at work | 22.4% |
Table 2: Monitoring and performance assessment
Feel that monitoring at their workplace is excessive | 45.2% |
Feel that monitoring causes stress, rather than being used to train employees | 41.6% |
Always aware of when they are being monitored | 35.2% |
Feel that the way performance is rated at work is fair and unbiased | 50.8% |
Table 3: Management processes
Feel that managers, supervisors and team leaders do a good job | 69.6% |
Feel there is adequate recognition of their performance | 31.6% |
Feel guilty if they stop working to go to the toilet or get a drink | 33.6% |
Table 4: Bullying and harassment in the workplace
Have been personally bullied or harassed at work 30.8% Have known co-workers who have been bullied or harassed at work 44.8%
Last modified 2007-07-03 02:20 PM
