Multiple regression analyses were conducted treating the total scores of GHQ and CES-D as dependent variables and the subscales of Stress at Work Questionnaire, age, gender, and living with or without spouse as independent variables. The authors concluded that whilst the undesirable effect of job stress on mental health was found in this study, analyses showed that factors related to the level of mental health heavily depended on which indicators of mental health were used. Data were obtained from a sample of 200 managers who worked from private sector organisations in Australia. These results demonstrate that both environmental and personal characteristics must be taken into account when developing programs to reduce managerial stress. Ms Gabrielle Ostrognay Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
Stress management is a relatively new topic in Spain.
The purpose of this study is to chart the existing Spanish literature on stress, and to report some preliminary research results on management stress and stress management in Spain. In the first part we present the results of a study on management stress. Topics that are being researched are biographical information, working history, health habits, work satisfaction, health status, health related behavior and interpretation, sources of mental pressure in the job, coping behavior, control over the work environment, and personal values. In the second part we compare our results with another Spanish sample that has been collected in Galicia, Spain. In the third part we present some data on organisational commitment, the work and family interface, and organisational initiatives in stress management.