Browsing Master's Theses by Subject "Occupational health"
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THE ARTISTIC WORKER VERSUS THE WHITE-COLLAR PROFESSIONAL : WORKAHOLISM, WORK/NONWORK INTERFERENCE AND ENHANCEMENT, AND OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR IN TWO SAMPLES
(East Carolina University, 2011)Artists are an important although often misunderstood part of the workforce. This study sought to shed light on the work habits of this population by conducting a discriminant function analysis to differentiate between a ... -
Contributing organizational factors to driver fatigue based on the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA 2010) Measurement System
(2012)Fatigue is considered as one of the main causes of motor carrier crashes. To control this hazard, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) enforces prescriptive Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulation. Over the last ... -
An Ergonomic Evaluation of a Front Support Chair for Forward Leaning Seated Tasks
(East Carolina University, 2014)The prevalence of low back pain in industry has contributed to employee days away from work and therefore decreased production. Low back pain is even more pervasive in industries where the work requires the employee to ... -
EXPLORING COMPASSION FATIGUE RISK IN CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS
(East Carolina University, 2011)Within the pediatric health-care environment medical teams are becoming increasingly reliant on the efforts of certified child life specialists to decrease the stress for patients and their families. Research on related ... -
Internet-Based Health and Well-Being Interventions in a Working Population
(East Carolina University, 2013)The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of educational email interventions in improving employee health. Employees' levels of workaholism, work stress, job satisfaction, and physical health ...