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

MANAGER’S SUPPORTA typical snapshotUCU members in higher educationsaid they were sometimesgiven supportive feedback onthe work they did, and couldsometimes rely on their linemanager to help out with awork problem. They indicatedthat they could often talk totheir line manager aboutsomething that had upset orannoyed them about work.Respondents from higher educationsaid their line managerencouraged them at work atleast sometimes, and sometimesfelt supported throughemotionally demanding work.As can be seen in the responsesto individual questionsbelow, considerable variationwas found in the extent towhich participants fromhigher education felt supportedon some issues.(8) I am given supportive feedback on the work I do (n=14,627)40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%0%ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM NEVER4.0% 18.7% 33.7% 31.1% 12.5%Q8 HSE scale out of 5*Higher education 2.71(23) I can rely on my line manager to help me out with a work problem(n=14,592)40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%0%ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM NEVER12.9% 22.0% 29.6% 21.6% 13.8%Q23 HSE scale out of 5*Higher education 2.99(29) I can talk to my line manager about something that has upsetor annoyed me about work (n=14,667)45%40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%0%ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM NEVER14.2% 35.4% 20.4% 17.2% 12.8%Q29 HSE scale out of 5*Higher education 3.2118* 1 = low well-being; 5 = high well-being