Vol. 60 (2010), No.10
Shin-ichiro SASAHARA, Ichiyo MATSUZAKI
University of Tsukuba, Life System Science, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
1-1-1 Ten-nou-dai, Tsukuba city, IBARAKI pref., 305-8575 JAPAN
Abstract: It is necessary to refer to the feature of researcher's job stress in considering the countermeasure for job stress of the librarians, especially that is called an advanced knoweledge-work. The rewards from work and the job stress relaxation factors such as job satisfaction and control are suggested to be more important than job stress reinforcement factors such as quantitative and qualitative work-loads from a series of investigation research results in our Tsukuba Research Park City. It has been suggested to give the huge influence with individual cognitive style for the relaxation factor by the advanced knoweledge-worker who doesn't decrease the workload. Therefore, the advanced knoweledge-worker like the librarian should be considered counter measures for which it would appeal to an individual cognitive style of SOC (Sense of Coherence) in the future to be requested.
Keywords： librarian / mental health / high job demand / reward / job control
Yuichi OI, Kazuya USAMI
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki Pref. 305-0006 JAPAN
Abstract: Recently, the number of workers who feel they are getting too much pressure from their work place is increasing in Japan. The librarians may also suffer from various stress-related illnesses.
To prevent such diseases from being severe, it is important to know well about how to perceive and handle social stress which exist in our daily life. Using various models which show the roles of stressors in affecting our health would help us treat our social stress well and it would be useful for prevention of stress-related illnesses.
Keywords： mental health / library / stress / depression / model of job stress / social readjustment rating scale / stress vulnerability model / sense of coherence
Naoaki SHO，Tadahiro UMEDA
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki Pref. 305-0006 JAPAN
Abstract: In Japan, the number of workers who take sick leave by mental health problems increases as the work environment changing. The same problem happens among workers in library.
This problem has various negative impacts for the work environment. Especially when sick-leave workers return to work, it is very difficult because we have to take into consideration not only sick-leave workers condition but also work environment which accept them.
Various changes in library such as increased business, change of employment status, or technical innovation are great burden to the workers. The important thing to support sick-leave workers is that understanding various stress factors and trying to minimize them, and returning to work gradually; it is same as the other work environment.
Keywords： mental health / library / stress / depression / return-to-work
Kiyoshi IKEDA
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
2-4 Shirakata Shirane, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-1195 JAPAN
Abstract: Emotional labor, the projection of certain emotions during the context of job performance, is an important source in many services, including libraries. This article introduces a brief overview of relationships with emotional labor in a library service. Firstly, a definition and the characteristic of emotional labor was reviewed. Secondly, the relationship between library services and emotional labor was described, especially in relation to the case of yearly academic library changes. Finally, the positive and negative effects of attempting to change ones emotions to be appropriate for any given situation was described; emotional labor has great potential for job satisfaction, as well as burnout.
Keywords： emotional labor / emotion management / emotion work / librarian / academic library / library service / information literacy / mental health
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