TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Psychological Assessment of Stress: A Narrative Review of the Last 5 Years
AU - Frisone, Fabio
AU - Sicari, Federica
AU - Settineri, Salvatore
AU - Merlo, Emanuele Maria
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Objective: Work-related stress typically occurs due to particularly challenging dynamics, risks and pressure. Prolonged exposure to stress may cause serious consequences on psychophysical well-being. The current study was conducted to re-examine the clinical instruments useful for evaluating the risk factors and to examine two closely linked dimensions, which may constitute protective factors such as coping strategies and satisfaction.Method: Through a narrative review of the scientific literature of the last 5 years, carried out through the PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases, the most relevant clinical instruments used in the evaluation of stress, job satisfaction and coping strategies were examined.Results: Based on the considered inclusion criteria, 142 articles were selected, and 10 of the most used psycho-diagnostic instruments were identified for the evaluation of the three dimensions. The selected assessment instruments were deeply discussed in order to highlight strengths and limitations.Conclusions: A variety of studies used a range of psycho-diagnostic tools in order to measure stress, coping strategies and job satisfaction. However, their integration is necessary to guarantee a complete evaluation protocol.
AB - Objective: Work-related stress typically occurs due to particularly challenging dynamics, risks and pressure. Prolonged exposure to stress may cause serious consequences on psychophysical well-being. The current study was conducted to re-examine the clinical instruments useful for evaluating the risk factors and to examine two closely linked dimensions, which may constitute protective factors such as coping strategies and satisfaction.Method: Through a narrative review of the scientific literature of the last 5 years, carried out through the PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases, the most relevant clinical instruments used in the evaluation of stress, job satisfaction and coping strategies were examined.Results: Based on the considered inclusion criteria, 142 articles were selected, and 10 of the most used psycho-diagnostic instruments were identified for the evaluation of the three dimensions. The selected assessment instruments were deeply discussed in order to highlight strengths and limitations.Conclusions: A variety of studies used a range of psycho-diagnostic tools in order to measure stress, coping strategies and job satisfaction. However, their integration is necessary to guarantee a complete evaluation protocol.
KW - assessment
KW - clinical health psychology
KW - coping strategies
KW - job satisfaction
KW - work-related stress
KW - assessment
KW - clinical health psychology
KW - coping strategies
KW - job satisfaction
KW - work-related stress
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/268743
U2 - 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20210203
DO - 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20210203
M3 - Article
SN - 1724-4935
VL - 18
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - Clinical Neuropsychiatry
JF - Clinical Neuropsychiatry
ER -