TY - JOUR
KW - Task difficulty
KW - Mental load
KW - Stress
KW - Task design
AU - Susana Rubio Valdehita
AU - Jesús Martín García
AU - Eva Mª Díaz Ramiro
AB - The confusion between mental load and stress originates in the poor definition of both concepts. These two concepts refer to the discrepancy between environmental demands and the availability of resources to meet them. In mental load theories resources and demands refer only to the processing needed to perform a particular task. However, in stress theories the definition of both demands and resources refer also to the physical, psychosocial and organizational aspects of work environment. In the present study, high and positive correlation coefficients between mental load and stress were found, using subjetive procedures. Similarly, we found significant effects of the task difficulty on the stress level.
IS - 2-3
M3 - Journal article
N2 - The confusion between mental load and stress originates in the poor definition of both concepts. These two concepts refer to the discrepancy between environmental demands and the availability of resources to meet them. In mental load theories resources and demands refer only to the processing needed to perform a particular task. However, in stress theories the definition of both demands and resources refer also to the physical, psychosocial and organizational aspects of work environment. In the present study, high and positive correlation coefficients between mental load and stress were found, using subjetive procedures. Similarly, we found significant effects of the task difficulty on the stress level.
PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés
PY - 1995
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 131
EP - 139
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - Mental load and stress: Two related concepts
VL - 1
ER -