Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
This project will have two studies: Study 1 aims to examine the relationship between perceived stress and stress fasting, while Study 2 examines how employees who engage in stress fasting react to various organizational interventions. Occupational Health Psychology research has largely focused on the obesity epidemic in the U.S., which includes stress eating and applicable organizational interventions. Little research has been done on individuals who are more likely to participate in stress fasting, which may have equally detrimental health and organizational outcomes. Stress fasting is a detrimental reduction in calories and nutrition consumed, during times of real or perceived stress. Some research has found evidence that the length and strength of stress, such as acute or chronic stress, may affect eating choices and behaviors. In Study 1, participants will complete self-report surveys which measure perceived stress and stress fasting behaviors. Additionally, information will be collected regarding the type of job, type of industry, and busy period(s) for that industry. In the second study, participants from the same job site will be randomly assigned to either a control group, a “family-like” meal group, or working lunch group. The treatment groups will experience the assigned treatment twice in one month and will be given pre and post-test stress fasting self-report surveys.
Date
October 2019
Subject
Industrial and organizational psychology
Document Type
posters
Language
English
Rights
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License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Investigating Stress Fasting and Possible Organizational Interventions
This project will have two studies: Study 1 aims to examine the relationship between perceived stress and stress fasting, while Study 2 examines how employees who engage in stress fasting react to various organizational interventions. Occupational Health Psychology research has largely focused on the obesity epidemic in the U.S., which includes stress eating and applicable organizational interventions. Little research has been done on individuals who are more likely to participate in stress fasting, which may have equally detrimental health and organizational outcomes. Stress fasting is a detrimental reduction in calories and nutrition consumed, during times of real or perceived stress. Some research has found evidence that the length and strength of stress, such as acute or chronic stress, may affect eating choices and behaviors. In Study 1, participants will complete self-report surveys which measure perceived stress and stress fasting behaviors. Additionally, information will be collected regarding the type of job, type of industry, and busy period(s) for that industry. In the second study, participants from the same job site will be randomly assigned to either a control group, a “family-like” meal group, or working lunch group. The treatment groups will experience the assigned treatment twice in one month and will be given pre and post-test stress fasting self-report surveys.
Department
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dept. of Psychology