a survey of stress and well-being among staff in higher ... - UCU

Findings2: Responses to HSE stress questionnaireDEMANDSA typical snapshotUCU members in highereducation said they often haddemands from differentgroups at work that weredifficult to combine. Theyoften had to work veryquickly and very intensively,sometimes under unrealistictime pressures. Respondentsworking in higher educationsometimes neglected sometasks because they had toomuch to do and sometimesfelt their deadlines to beunachievable. They often feltpressurised to work longhours, and were sometimesunable to take sufficientbreaks.(3) Different groups at work demand thingsfrom me that are hard to combine (n=14,598)45%40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%0%ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM NEVER17.6% 36.7% 34.2% 10.1% 1.5%Q3 HSE scale out of 5*Higher education 2.41(6) I have unachievable deadlines (n=14,636)45%40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%0%ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM NEVER8.2% 24.2% 41.4% 21.4% 4.7%Q6 HSE scale out of 5*Higher education 2.90(9) I have to work very intensively (n=14,628)50%45%40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%0%ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM NEVER34.6% 44.3% 19.2% 1.5% 0.4%Q9 HSE scale out of 5*Higher education 1.8912* 1 = low well-being; 5 = high well-being