▁life ▁outside ▁of ▁work . ▁Work ers ▁face ▁increasing ▁challeng es ▁to ▁meeting ▁work place ▁dem ands ▁and ▁ful fill ing ▁their ▁family ▁roles ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁roles ▁outside ▁of ▁work . ▁ ▁Occ up ational ▁group ▁▁ ▁Lower ▁status ▁occup ational ▁groups ▁are ▁at ▁higher ▁risk ▁of ▁work - related ▁ill ▁health ▁than ▁higher ▁occup ational ▁groups . ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁ad verse ▁work ▁and ▁employ ment ▁conditions . ▁Furthermore , ▁such ▁conditions ▁have ▁greater ▁effects ▁on ▁ill - he alth ▁to ▁those ▁in ▁lower ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁positions . ▁ ▁Pre vention / Inter vention ▁A ▁combination ▁of ▁organiz ational ▁change ▁and ▁stress ▁management ▁is ▁often ▁the ▁most ▁useful ▁approach ▁for ▁prevent ing ▁stress ▁at ▁work . ▁Both ▁organizations ▁and ▁employees ▁can ▁employ ▁strateg ies ▁at ▁organiz ational ▁and ▁individual ▁levels . ▁Gener ally , ▁organiz ational ▁level ▁strateg ies ▁include ▁job ▁procedure ▁modification ▁and ▁employee ▁assistance ▁programs ▁( E AP ). ▁A ▁meta - analysis ▁of ▁experimental ▁studies ▁found ▁that ▁cogn itive - be havior al ▁inter vent ions , ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁relax ation ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁inter vent ions , ▁provided ▁the ▁largest ▁effect ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁impro ving ▁workers ’ ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁psych ological ▁dist ress . ▁A ▁system atic ▁review ▁of ▁stress - redu ction ▁techniques ▁among ▁health care ▁workers ▁found ▁that ▁cogn itive ▁behavior al ▁training ▁lower ed ▁emot ional ▁exhaust ion ▁and ▁feelings ▁of ▁lack ▁of ▁personal ▁accomplish ment . ▁ ▁An ▁occup ational ▁str essor