Stress at work

  • Teaching

    Details

    Faculty Faculty of Humanities
    Domain Psychology
    Code UE-L25.00425
    Languages English
    Type of lesson Seminar
    Level Master
    Semester SS-2026

    Schedules and rooms

    Summary schedule Wednesday 13:15 - 15:00, Hebdomadaire (Spring semester)

    Teaching

    Responsibles
    • Guardini Sharon
    • Sauer Jürgen
    Teachers
    • Guardini Sharon
    • Sauer Jürgen
    Description

    Contents:

    • Models of work stress
    • Sources of work stress
    • Consequences of work stress
    • Measurement of work stress
    • Interventions
    • Special populations

     

    Training objectives
    • To be able to explain and to apply different models of work stress
    • To identify various sources of work stress
    • To understand and to describe the effects of stress on people at work
    • To be able to measure work stress
    • To gain hands-on experience of analysing work stress in organisations
    Softskills No
    Off field Yes
    BeNeFri No
    Mobility Yes
    UniPop No

    Documents

    Bibliography

    Barling, J, Kelloway, E.K. & Frone, M.R. (2005). Handbook of work stress. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

    De Jonge, J., & Dormann, C. (2017). Why is my job so stressful? Characteristics, processes, and models of stress at work. In N. Chmiel, F. Fraccaroli, and M. Sverke (Eds.), An Introduction to work and organizational psychology: An international perspective, (3rd ed., pp. 80-101). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119168058.ch5

    Guastello, S.J. (2023). Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics: A Systems Approach (3rd ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003359128

    Lee, J.D., Wickens, C.D., Liu, Y., & Boyle, L. (2017). Designing for People: An introduction to human factors engineering (3rd ed.). CreateSpace.

    Matthews, G., Davies, D.R., Westerman, S.J. & Stammers, R.B. (2000). Human performance: Cognition, stress, and individual differences. Psychology Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315812809

    Wickens, C.D., Helton, W.S., Hollands, J.G., & Banbury, S. (2021). Engineering Psychology and Human Performance (5th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003177616

  • Dates and rooms
    Date Hour Type of lesson Place
    18.02.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    25.02.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    04.03.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    11.03.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    18.03.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    25.03.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    01.04.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    15.04.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    22.04.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    29.04.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    06.05.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    13.05.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    20.05.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
    27.05.2026 13:15 - 15:00 Cours
  • Assessments methods

    Travail écrit - SS-2026, Session d'été 2026

    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Continuous assessment through different forms of oral and written coursework

    Travail écrit - SS-2026, Autumn Session 2026

    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Continuous assessment through different forms of oral and written coursework

    Travail écrit - AS-2026, Session d'hiver 2027

    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Continuous assessment through different forms of oral and written coursework

    Travail écrit - SS-2027, Session d'été 2027

    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Continuous assessment through different forms of oral and written coursework

  • Assignment
    Valid for the following curricula:
    Education / Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA20_MA_NP_de_v01
    Wahlpflichtmodule > Occupational Health Psychology and Human Factors

    Education / Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA25_MA_minor_de_v01
    Wahlpflichtmodule > Occupational Health Psychology and Human Factors

    Education / Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA20_MA_NP_de_v01_transition
    Wahlpflichtmodule > Occupational Health Psychology and Human Factors

    Education / Psychology 90 [MA]
    Version: SA20_MA_VP_de_v01_transition
    Wahlpflichtmodule > Occupational Health Psychology and Human Factors

    Education / Psychology 90 [MA]
    Version: SA25_MA_major_de_v01
    Wahlpflichtmodule > Occupational Health Psychology and Human Factors

    Education / Psychology 90 [MA]
    Version: SA20_MA_VP_de_v01
    Wahlpflichtmodule > Occupational Health Psychology and Human Factors

    Educational Sciences 90 [MA]
    Version: SA09_MA_VP_de_v01_transition
    Option > Pädagogik und Pädagogische Psychologie in Kindheit und Jugend > Lernen und Entwicklung
    Option > Pädagogik und Pädagogische Psychologie in Kindheit und Jugend > Schule und Familie im Kontext
    Option > Frühkindliche Bildung und Pädagogische Beratung > Beratungs- und Reflexionskompetenz
    Option > Frühkindliche Bildung und Pädagogische Beratung > Frühkindliche Bildung, Diversität und Curriculumberatung

    Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA18_MA_P2_fr_de_bil_v01
    Specialisation Module > „Occupational Health Psychology and "Human Factors” (W&O A)

    Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA21_MA_PS_fr_de_bil_v01
    Option Clinical Psychology & Health Psychology > 1 module à choix > « Occupational Health Psychology » et « Human Factors »
    Option Work Psychology & Health Psychology > Psychologie du Travail et des « Human Factors »
    Option Cognitive Neuroscience > « Occupational Health Psychology » et « Human Factors »
    Option Developmental & School Psychology > « Occupational Health Psychology » et « Human Factors »

    Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA22_MA_PS_fr_de_bil_v01
    Option Work Psychology & Health Psychology > Psychologie du Travail et des « Human Factors »
    Option Cognitive Neuroscience > « Occupational Health Psychology » et « Human Factors »
    Option Clinical Psychology & Health Psychology > 1 module à choix > « Occupational Health Psychology » et « Human Factors »
    Option Developmental & School Psychology > « Occupational Health Psychology » et « Human Factors »

    Psychology 90 [MA]
    Version: SA22_MA_PA_fr_de_bil_v01
    Options > Work & Organisational Psychology > Psychologie du Travail et des « Human Factors »

    Psychology 90 [MA]
    Version: SA21_MA_PA_fr_de_bil_v01
    Options > Work & Organisational Psychology > Psychologie du Travail et des « Human Factors »