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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Perceived Factors of Stress and Its Outcomes among Hotel Housekeepers in the Balearic Islands: A Qualitative Approach from a Gender Perspective.

Xenia Chela-Alvarez, Oana Bulilete, M Esther García-Buades, Victoria A Ferrer-Perez, Joan Llobera-Canaves

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Chronic Pain and Work Conditions of Hotel Housekeepers: A Descriptive Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  10. Hotel housekeepers and occupational health: experiences and perceived risks.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xenia Chela-AlvarezPrimary Care Research Unit of Mallorca, Balearic Islands Health Services, 07003 Palma, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8270-6554
Oana BuliletePrimary Care Research Unit of Mallorca, Balearic Islands Health Services, 07003 Palma, Spain.
M Esther García-BuadesDepartment of Psychology, University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8596-1481
Victoria A Ferrer-PerezDepartment of Psychology, University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain.
Joan Llobera-CanavesPrimary Care Research Unit of Mallorca, Balearic Islands Health Services, 07003 Palma, Spain.
Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands · ESUniversitat de les Illes Balears · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tourism is the main economic sector in the Balearic Islands (Spain) and hotel housekeepers (HHs) are a large occupational group, in which stress is becoming a major issue. This study aims at exploring in-depth factors perceived as stressors by HHs and key-informants, and their effects on work-life balance (WLB). A qualitative design with phenomenological approach was used, conducting six focus groups with 34 HHs and 10 individual interviews with key-informants. Results were analyzed adopting the job demands-resources model and a gender perspective. High demands, e.g., work overload, time pressure, physical burden…, lack of enough resources and little control, derived from role conflict, unexpected events…, were the most important factors explaining HHs' stress. Additionally, this imbalance was perceived as leading to health problems, mainly musculoskeletal disorders. Working schedule was mentioned as a facilitator to WLB, whereas an imbalance between job demands and resources led to work-home conflict, preventing them from enjoying leisure time. Multiple roles at work and at home increased their stress. HHs experienced their job as invisible and unrecognised. Regarding practical implications, our recommendations for hotel organization include reducing workload and increasing resources, which would improve the job demands-resource balance, diminish negative mental and physical outcomes and improve WLB.

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Occupational StressWork-Life BalanceWorkloadAdultFocus GroupsHumansJob SatisfactionMiddle AgedOccupationsSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesTourismgender perspectivehotel housekeepersjob demands-resources modeloccupational healthqualitative researchstresswork-life balance

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PMID33374718
PMCPMC7793481
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