Toxic stress and burnout: John Henryism and social dominance in the laboratory and STEM workforce

Toxic stress and burnout: John Henryism and social dominance in the laboratory and STEM workforce

ABSTRACT Persons Excluded from science because of Ethnicity and Race (PEERs) face chronic exposure to interpersonal stressors, such as social discrimination, throughout their scientific careers, leading to a long-term decline in physical and mental health. Many PEERs exhibit John Henryism, a coping...

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Published in:Pathogens and disease Vol. 79; no. 7
Main Authors: Rolle, Tiffany, Vue, Zer, Murray, Sandra A, Shareef, Salma Ash, Shuler, Haysetta D, Beasley, Heather K, Marshall, Andrea G, Hinton, Antentor
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Oxford University Press 11-09-2021
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Burnout, Psychological
Humans
Laboratories
Mental Health
Occupational Stress
Social Dominance
Stress, Physiological
Workforce
stress
John Henryism
Persons Excluded because of Ethnicity or Race (PEERs)
Dr Sherman James
STEM workforce
social discrimination
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Summary:ABSTRACT Persons Excluded from science because of Ethnicity and Race (PEERs) face chronic exposure to interpersonal stressors, such as social discrimination, throughout their scientific careers, leading to a long-term decline in physical and mental health. Many PEERs exhibit John Henryism, a coping mechanism to prolonged stress where an individual expends higher levels of effort and energy at the cost of their physical and mental health. In this article, we discuss how social dominance may increase John Henryism within the STEM community; the causes, effects and costs of John Henryism; and highlight solutions to combat these social adversity stressors within the academic institution. We discuss the effects, causes and solutions to combatting John Henryism within the STEM community.
Bibliography:Tiffany Rolle and Zer Vue are Co-first Author
ISSN:2049-632X
2049-632X
DOI:10.1093/femspd/ftab041