Stress - General
These papers and websites/publications relate to stress, in general, and related factors concerning the interpreter and their role in the communication process. Some articles are not specifically related to interpreting, but give insight into the concept of stress, and applications can be made to the interpreting profession.
Those specifically related to interpreting are identified with an asterisk - *.
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Emotion work and job stressors and their effects on burnout. By: Zapf D. PSYCHOL HEALTH, 2001; 16(5): 527-45 (journal article - research, tables/charts) |
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Heller, B., Stansfield, M., Stark, G., & Langholtz, D.
(1986). Sign language interpreter stress: An exploratory study. In
D. Watson, G. Anderson, & M. Taff-Watson (Eds.), Integrating
human resources, technology, and systems in deafness. Monograph
No. 13 (pp. 432-457). Silver Spring, MD: American Deafness and
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The impact of sense of coherence and high-demand/low-control job environment on self-reported health, burnout and psychophysiological stress indicators. By: Söderfeldt, Marie; Söderfeldt, Björn; Ohlson, Carl-Göran; Theorell, Töres; Jones, Ian. Work & Stress, Jan2000, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1, 15p, 6 charts; DOI: 10.1080/026783700417195; (AN 3818758) |
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From Inequity to Burnout: The Role of Job Stress. By: Taris, Toon W.; Peeters, Maria C. W.; Le Blanc, Pascale M.; Schaufeli, Wilmar B.; Schreurs, Paul J. G.; Source: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Vol. 6 (4) October 2001, pp. 303-323 |
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Role stressors, burnout, mediators, and job satisfaction:... By: Um, Myung-Yong; Harrison, Dianne F.. Social Work Research, Jun98, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p100, 16p, 4 charts, 2 diagrams; (AN 733731) |
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