Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A Review

Workers with demanding jobs are at risk of experiencing mental stress, leading to decreased performance, mental illness, and disrupted sleep. To detect elevated stress levels in the workplace, studies have explored stress measurement from physiological, psychological, and behavioral perspectives. Th...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Masri, Ghinwa (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Yahya, Fares (author), Tariq, Usman (author), Almughairbi, Fadwa (author), Babiloni, Fabio (author), Al-Nashash, Hasan (author)
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv G. Masri, F. Al-Shargie, U. Tariq, F. Almughairbi, F. Babiloni and H. Al-Nashash, "Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A Review," in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 958-976, July-Sept. 2024, doi: 10.1109/TAFFC.2023.3312762.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Human factors
Employment
Occupational stress
Stress
Electroencephalography
Electrocardiography
Stress measurement
Mental Stress
Workplace
Bio-signal
Behavioral data
Machine learning
Stress mitigation
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description Workers with demanding jobs are at risk of experiencing mental stress, leading to decreased performance, mental illness, and disrupted sleep. To detect elevated stress levels in the workplace, studies have explored stress measurement from physiological, psychological, and behavioral perspectives. This paper reviews the assessment methods and strategies for mitigating mental stress in the workplace and provides recommendations for early detection and mitigation of mental stress. Among the modalities, Electroencephalography (EEG), Electrocardiography (ECG) and Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) were found to be the most used in assessing mental stress in the workplace. Nevertheless, these modalities are sensitive to motion artifacts and are difficult to be integrated into real work environments. To further improve stress level assessment in the workplace, multimodality integration with a reduced number of sensors such as EEG, GSR and Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) can be utilized. This would lead to developing strategies for stress management in real-time. Furthermore, combining EEG with fNIRS would improve source localization of mental stress. To mitigate stress, we recommend developing a closed loop system that incorporates brain data acquisition systems and machine learning with physical stimulations such as audio Binaural Beats Stimulation and/or Transcranial Electric Stimulation.
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spelling Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A ReviewMasri, GhinwaYahya, FaresTariq, UsmanAlmughairbi, FadwaBabiloni, FabioAl-Nashash, HasanHuman factorsEmploymentOccupational stressStressElectroencephalographyElectrocardiographyStress measurementMental StressWorkplaceBio-signalBehavioral dataMachine learningStress mitigationWorkers with demanding jobs are at risk of experiencing mental stress, leading to decreased performance, mental illness, and disrupted sleep. To detect elevated stress levels in the workplace, studies have explored stress measurement from physiological, psychological, and behavioral perspectives. This paper reviews the assessment methods and strategies for mitigating mental stress in the workplace and provides recommendations for early detection and mitigation of mental stress. Among the modalities, Electroencephalography (EEG), Electrocardiography (ECG) and Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) were found to be the most used in assessing mental stress in the workplace. Nevertheless, these modalities are sensitive to motion artifacts and are difficult to be integrated into real work environments. To further improve stress level assessment in the workplace, multimodality integration with a reduced number of sensors such as EEG, GSR and Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) can be utilized. This would lead to developing strategies for stress management in real-time. Furthermore, combining EEG with fNIRS would improve source localization of mental stress. To mitigate stress, we recommend developing a closed loop system that incorporates brain data acquisition systems and machine learning with physical stimulations such as audio Binaural Beats Stimulation and/or Transcranial Electric Stimulation.American University of SharjahCollege of EngineeringDepartment of Electrical EngineeringIEEE2025-06-02T09:33:34Z2025-06-02T09:33:34Z2024-09Peer-ReviewedPublished versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfG. Masri, F. Al-Shargie, U. Tariq, F. Almughairbi, F. Babiloni and H. Al-Nashash, "Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A Review," in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 958-976, July-Sept. 2024, doi: 10.1109/TAFFC.2023.3312762.1949-3045https://hdl.handle.net/11073/2608710.1109/TAFFC.2023.3312762en_UShttps://doi.org/10.1109/TAFFC.2023.3312762oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/260872025-06-02T11:56:28Z
spellingShingle Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A Review
Masri, Ghinwa
Human factors
Employment
Occupational stress
Stress
Electroencephalography
Electrocardiography
Stress measurement
Mental Stress
Workplace
Bio-signal
Behavioral data
Machine learning
Stress mitigation
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title Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A Review
title_full Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A Review
title_fullStr Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A Review
title_full_unstemmed Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A Review
title_short Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A Review
title_sort Mental Stress Assessment in the Workplace: A Review
topic Human factors
Employment
Occupational stress
Stress
Electroencephalography
Electrocardiography
Stress measurement
Mental Stress
Workplace
Bio-signal
Behavioral data
Machine learning
Stress mitigation
url https://hdl.handle.net/11073/26087