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type of quantitative factors that have been tested. Cognitive strategies are examples of qualitative
factors that have been most recently explored. In this address, I will first briefly review evidence
characterizing age-related changes in quantitative aspects of human cognition. Second, I will
describe new empirical data exploring the role of cognitive strategies. Third, I will make a few
proposals to reconcile quantitative and qualitative approaches of human cognitive aging.
Examples of cognitive domains that I will consider include human memory, language processing,
problem solving, reasoning, and decision making.
5034 ORAL
Health psychology
Chair: Philippe Byosiere, Japan
5034.1 Occupational stress among executives: Its relationship with job satisfaction and coping
strategy, Fatimah Omar, Asmawati bt. Desa, Lecturer, Malaysia
This study examined the relationship between occupational stress with job satisfaction and coping
strategy among executives in Malaysia. The study also examined the variables in terms of
demographics differences. A total of 100 executives were chosen as subjects. Data was collected
using survey method and the measurement used was OSI developed by Cooper et al. (1988).
Results indicated that there were significant positive correlation between occupational stress and
job satisfaction and coping strategy. Results also showed that there were significant differences in
the stress experienced by the executives based on their demographic factors except for gender.
5034.2 A factor stucture of the hassles assessment scale for students in college in and easter
community, Namir Hassan, College of Education, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Iraq
In a study of daily hassles among university students population, 282 male students and 238
female students in Iraq responded to the Hassles Assessment Scale for Students in College
(HASS/Col). The purpose of this paper was to report the factor analyses of the HASS/Col. An
exploratory factor analysis principle component revealed that there are eleven factors in each
subscales, and the items in the three subscales are independent of each other which suggested no
possibility of clustering them in a certain factor.
5034.3 Stress, mental and physical health and coping strategies among nurses in Malaysia,
Zainah Ahmad-Zamani 1 , Fatimah Yusooff 2 , 1 Lecturer in Counseling Psychology, Malaysia,
2
Associate Professor/Lecturer, Malaysia
Nursing profession plays an important role in taking care of health and well-being of society.
Hence, nurses are subject to experience stress at work. It is the aim of this research to examine
stress, mental and physical health and coping strategies in nursing profession based on age and
marital status. 288 nurses from public and private hospitals were selected and Cooper
Occupational Stress Indicator (OSI) was used. Results indicate there is relationships between these
variables. However, there is no differences in mental and physical health and coping strategies
between both sectors. Implications of this study area also discussed.
5034.4 Stress in Organizations: Overview, reflection and evaluation of the Kahn-Byosiere
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