A Multigroup Analysis of the Effect of Cognitive Appraisal on Nurses' Psychological Distress

Simães, C.; Gomes, António Rui; Costa, Patrício

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“…Lazarus and Folkman (1984a, 1984b, 1987) developed the cognitive appraisal theory of stress in explaining the underlying process of stress perception. The theory has been widely applied to stress studies in different populations, for example, education practitioners (Gomes et al., 2013; McCarthy et al., 2016), athletes (Didymus & Fletcher, 2017; Puente‐Diaz & Anshel, 2005), nurses (Simães et al., 2019), cancer patients (Chen et al., 2018; Hamama‐Raz & Solomon, 2006), and stress management interventions (Junker et al., 2020). Its major theoretical contribution is that subjective interpretations of an event, which involve cognitive appraisals of the perceivers, determine their perception of stress.…”

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From teachers’ implicit theories of intelligence to job stress: The mediating role of teachers’ causal attribution of students’ academic achievement

Tao

Lam

et al. 2021

J Applied Social Pyschol

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To better understand the cognitive antecedents of teachers' stress in the school setting, the effects of teachers' beliefs regarding intelligence and their causal attributions of students' academic performance on teachers' job stress were examined in the current study. We recruited 271 teachers who voluntarily filled out an anonymous questionnaire. Findings demonstrated that teachers who endorsed the entity theory of intelligence tended to attribute students' poor performance to students' inability but not lack of effort. Results showed a positive relationship between teachers' fixed view of intelligence and job stress, and this relationship was mediated by teachers' attributing students' poor performance to students' lack of ability, even after controlling for teacher efficacy. We suggest to promote the psychological health of teachers by incorporating intelligence mindset and attribution training programs in preservice teacher education, professional development, and cognitive behavioral stress intervention for in-service teachers.How to cite this article: Tao VYK, Li Y, Lam KH, Leung CW, Sun CI, Wu AMS. From teachers' implicit theories of intelligence to job stress: The mediating role of teachers' causal attribution of students' academic achievement.

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From teachers’ implicit theories of intelligence to job stress: The mediating role of teachers’ causal attribution of students’ academic achievement

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Lam

et al. 2021

J Applied Social Pyschol

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“…Moreover, subjective appraisal has been found to significantly relate to employees' coping strategies, affective and behavioral responses, as well as to employees' working attitudes and performance [5,7]. In addition, recent research has shown that challenge and threat perceptions relate to psychological distress, becoming central variables as regards to the prediction of mental health [14]. Finally, and in line with the TTS, previous studies have shown that employees might appraise job demands simultaneously as having the potential for harm and gain, and that these appraisals may fluctuate from day to day [5,7].…”

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Predicting Challenge and Threat Appraisal of Job Demands among Nurses: The Role of Matching Job Resources

Henestrosa

Sischka

Steffgen

2023

IJERPH

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(1) Background: Empirical studies have started to examine employees’ subjective appraisals of job demands and their relations to employees’ health. However, knowledge of working conditions, which might contribute to how employees appraise specific job demands, is scarce. The present study aimed to examine predictors of nurses’ appraisals of job demands (i.e., time pressure, emotional demands, physical demands, and role ambiguity) as challenges and/or threats among corresponding job resources (i.e., autonomy, social support, physical resources, participation in decision-making). It also examined moderating effects of these predictors. (2) Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected via an online survey in a sample of 425 nurses working in Luxembourg. (3) Results: Multiple regression analyses indicated that matching job resources predicted nurses’ appraisal of job demands as challenging. Threat appraisal was predicted by three out of four kinds of job resources (i.e., autonomy, physical resources, participation in decision-making). However, the current study did not find any moderating effects between job demands and job resources on challenge/threat appraisals. (4) Conclusions: The present study identified domain-specific job resources that contribute to how employees perceive selected job demands. Accordingly, we encourage scholars and practitioners to align job demands with matching job resources to prevent nurses’ threat appraisal of job demands, and to promote their challenge appraisals.

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“…Thus, it is important to gather knowledge about these phenomena in order to contribute for the development of coping mechanisms and the creation of healthy work environments where employees can feel valued and satisfied. Curiously, there are much more evidence about the stress and burnout experience in health activities, such as nurses and even doctors (Gomes et al, 2009;Gomes, 2014b;Silva & Gomes, 2009;Simães et al, 2019), but less evidence exists with social workers, even though their work environment presents several risk factors for the development of stress and burnout (Moreno et al, 2014;Sequeira, 2017), as is the case of overwork with little monetary compensation, a pressure to perform tasks, the absence of support resources, and the need to assume multiple responsibilities (Calitz et al, 2014).…”

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Stress, cognitive appraisal, and burnout in social workers of residential child care

Rocha¹,

Gomes²,

Figueiredo³

2022

PSICO

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Stress and burnout are global epidemics that may cause negative consequences for workers and organizations. Social workers of residential child care are especially at risk, due to the inherent characteristics of their work. Subsequently, this study aimed to analyse these professional’s stress, cognitive appraisal, and burnout. The sample included 92 social workers (90.2% female and 9.8% male) with ages between 25 and 64 years old (M = 38.08; SD = 7.91). The evaluation protocol included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Stress Questionnaire for Health Professionals, the Primary and Secondary Cognitive Appraisal Scale, and the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure. Results indicated that 58% of professionals assumed high levels of general stress, and that physical fatigue and cognitive weariness were the burnout dimensions with higher values. The combination of sociodemographic variables, stress factors and cognitive appraisal were important to explain the burnout experience and can contribute to design interventions directed to these professionals.

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A Multigroup Analysis of the Effect of Cognitive Appraisal on Nurses' Psychological Distress

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

From teachers’ implicit theories of intelligence to job stress: The mediating role of teachers’ causal attribution of students’ academic achievement

From teachers’ implicit theories of intelligence to job stress: The mediating role of teachers’ causal attribution of students’ academic achievement

Predicting Challenge and Threat Appraisal of Job Demands among Nurses: The Role of Matching Job Resources

Stress, cognitive appraisal, and burnout in social workers of residential child care

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