Michelle Y. Tytherleigh

TL;DR: The most significant source of stress for all higher education staff (irrespective of category of employee) was job insecurity as mentioned in this paper, while they also reported significantly higher levels of stress relating to work relationships, control and resources and communication, and significantly lower levels of commitment both from and to their organization.

TL;DR: It was concluded that the results support the view that cortisol can modulate cognitive processes and that the effects of corticosteroids on cognitive function are selective.

TL;DR: In this article, a secondary analysis of these data by gender for full-time, permanent staff only was presented, showing that men were more troubled by pay and benefits and women reported higher levels of physical and psychological (ill) health outcomes of stress.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used university-based statistics of performance and self-rated employee productivity to examine the relationship between stress levels, organizational commitment, health, and performance in higher education institutions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the experiences of employees involved in the merger of two UK universities and highlight the stressful potential of the premerger period and the positive role of consultation and involvement.