Work-related consequences of smoking cessation

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This study assessed the effects of smoking cessation on mood, job perceptions and attitudes, work absenteeism, and self-appraised health, eating habits, and weight. Four-hundred and twenty-two blue- and white-collar employees completed a questionnaire twice and were categorized into four groups in terms of their smoking behavior: those who had never smoked, smokers, exsmokers at the time the study began, and individuals who stopped smoking during the study. Compared to other respondents, recent exsmokers reported higher depression, anxiety, and negative effect; lower quality of life and job satisfaction; more job-related tension; and increased short-term absence. These findings suggest that work perceptions may be subject to influences, both on and off the job, that can alter the affective state of an individual. In addition, smoking cessation resulted in poorer eating habits, increase in weight, and lower appraisals of health. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Workplace smoking, Physiological aspects, Tobacco

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Who are employees' social referents? Using a network perspective to determine referent others

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A social network perspective was used to determine whom brokerage firm employees selected as social referents. In particular, this study focused on cohesive actors (friends) and structurally equivalent actors (individuals occupying the same position in a network) as sources of social information. Results on the social networks of brokers, sales assistants, and operations employees (support staff) indicate distinct differences in interaction patterns, information seeking, and social comparison processes across the three job categories. Overall, the results suggest that employees rely on structurally equivalent referents for job-related information and on cohesive referents for general organizational information and as social comparison referents. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Security brokers and dealers, Securities Brokerage, Stock Brokerage, Social aspects, Securities dealers, Stockbrokers, Social networks, Interpersonal relations, Social interaction

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