High levels of emotional exhaustion that come from workplace anxiety can directly lead to lower job performance, says a study.
The effect of workplace anxiety on job performance is closely connected to the quality of relationships between employees, their bosses and their co-workers, said researchers from the University of Toronto-Scarborough.
They found that anxiety can lead to lower job performance. “Workplace anxiety is a serious concern not only for employee health and <g data-gr-id="15">well </g><g data-gr-id="18"><g data-gr-id="15">being</g>,</g> but also for an organisation’s <g data-gr-id="16">bottom-line</g>,” said Trougakos, an expert on organisational behaviour. Police officers, like all of us, have a finite amount of resources they can draw on to cope with the demands of their job.
“If these resources are depleted then high levels of workplace anxiety will lead to emotional exhaustion,” added McCarthy, an expert on work-life integration and stress management. The study that surveyed 267 RCMP officers from across Canada also found that the quality of
relationships officers have with their peers and supervisors can help reduce the potentially harmful effects of workplace anxiety.