Predicting Occupational Strain and Job Satisfaction: The Role of Stress, Coping, Personality, and Affectivity Variables

Fogarty, Gerard J.; Machin, M. Anthony; Albion, Majella J.; Sutherland, Lynette F.; Lalor, Gabrielle I.; Revitt, Susan

doi:10.1006/jvbe.1998.1670

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“…Osipow (1998) reported that Guetter (1997), in an unpublished study, examined concurrent validity using the OSI-R with two other inventories and found that the measures were all correlated in "predictable ways" (p. 27). In terms of correlational studies, Fogarty et al (1999) using the OSI found that for stress, strain and coping "correlations among the different variables were all significant (p<.05) and in line with expectations" (p. 436). Specifically, they found in their first study that stress directly affected strain positively (b = .48), coping affected strain negatively (b = -.14), stress negatively affected coping (b = -.12), and the whole model predicted 55% of variance in strain (Fogarty et al, 1999).…”

Section: The Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Editionmentioning

confidence: 56%

“…In terms of correlational studies, Fogarty et al (1999) using the OSI found that for stress, strain and coping "correlations among the different variables were all significant (p<.05) and in line with expectations" (p. 436). Specifically, they found in their first study that stress directly affected strain positively (b = .48), coping affected strain negatively (b = -.14), stress negatively affected coping (b = -.12), and the whole model predicted 55% of variance in strain (Fogarty et al, 1999). In addition, Osipow (1998) reported, "treatment studies reveal that the PSQ and PRQ are sensitive outcome measures of treatment effects" with a "lack of change in stress scores (ORQ), as opposed to strain scores (PSQ)" (p. 35).…”

Section: The Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Editionmentioning

confidence: 56%

“…The OSI has been viewed as a viable instrument to measure occupational stress, strain, and coping as evidenced by an eclectic range of studies ranging from the issue of lesbian identity and disclosure in the workplace (Driscoll, Kelley, & Fassinger, 1996) and the hardy personality at work in the health care industry (Turnipseed, 1999) to predicting occupational strain and job satisfaction (Fogarty et al, 1999). The OSI-R's three dimensions are defined as the Occupational Roles Questionnaire (ORQ), Personal Strain Questionnaire (PSQ), and the Personal Resources Questionnaire (PRQ).…”

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“…Decker & Borgen (1993) reported that although there is a commonly found relationship between stress, strain, and coping; research supporting the interacting effects "between stress and coping and their impact on strain" is not consistently supported (p. 471). However, results supporting the assumption are amble and include, but are not limited to, studies that utilized path analysis (Fogarty et al, 1999), hierarchical regression (Decker & Borgen, 1993), and multivariate analysis of covariance (Richard & Krieshok, 1989). Some theorists have examined personality and the possible correlation to coping (Farruggia, 1986;Lazarus, 1986b).…”

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“…Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Edition (OSI-R) The OSI has been viewed as a viable instrument to measure occupational stress, strain, and coping as evidenced by an eclectic range of studies ranging from the issue of lesbian identity and disclosure in the workplace (Driscoll, Kelley, & Fassinger, 1996) and the hardy personality at work in the health care industry (Turnipseed, 1999) to predicting occupational strain and job satisfaction (Fogarty et al, 1999). Osipow (1998) indicated the main reasons the OSI was developed and a subsequent revision made were: a. to develop generic measures of occupational stressors that would apply across different occupational levels and environments; and b. to provide measures for an integrated theoretical model linking sources of stress in the work environment, the psychological strains experienced by individuals as a result of work stressors, and the coping resources available to combat the effects of stressors and to alleviate strain.…”

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The Relationship of Occupational Stress, Psychological Strain, and Coping Resources to the Turnover Intentions of Rehabilitation Counselors

Layne

Hohenshil

Singh

2004

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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The Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Edition (OSI-R) and an Individual Data Form were used to determine the turnover intentions of rehabilitation counselors based on an interactive model of stress, strain, and coping. Occupational stress, strain, coping resources, and turnover intentions were examined in relationship with various demographic variables collected from a national sample of 982 members of the American Rehabilitation Counselors Association (ARCA). Demographic variables included age, gender, ethnicity, certification status as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), years of experience, practice setting, the number of clients on a counselor's caseload, and the amount of hours worked per week.Data were collected through a mail survey, with a response rate of 67% (N = 657). However, of those respondents only 22% (N=145) had complete data and met the inclusion criteria. Inclusion criterion consisted of considering oneself to be employed full-time as a practicing rehabilitation counselor. Based on the usable data (N=145), respondents were on average 44 years old and Caucasian, with 63% being female. Over half of the respondents were certified as rehabilitation counselors, with an average number of nine years of certification. The average number of years of experience as a rehabilitation counselor was approximately ten and respondents worked an average of 45 hours per week with an average caseload size of 88 clients.Path analysis was used to analyze causal relationships among turnover related variables. The hypothesized model included age, experience, number of clients on a caseload, occupational stress, strain, coping resources, and turnover intention. The tested model explained 37.5% of the variance in turnover intentions. The results suggest that the turnover intentions of rehabilitation counselors is meaningfully accounted for by variables contained in the model. Occupational stress produced the largest significant effect (B=.404) and had the most influence on turnover intentions. This indicates that it is occupational stress inherent in the job functions of rehabilitation counselors, and not individual coping resources or demographic variables that account for turnover in the field of rehabilitation. Therefore rehabilitation agencies should examine the roles that they place rehabilitation counselors in versus the individual characteristics of rehabilitation counselors in order to reduce turnover in the field. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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Section: The Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Editionmentioning

confidence: 56%

Section: The Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Editionmentioning

confidence: 56%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Person-environment Fitmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Relationship of Occupational Stress, Psychological Strain, and Coping Resources to the Turnover Intentions of Rehabilitation Counselors

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Singh

2004

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Motivation, cognitions and traits: predicting occupational health, well‐being and performance

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Langan‐Fox

2001

Stress and Health

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Past research on vulnerability/resistance to occupational stress and strain has focused predominantly on personality defined at the trait or dispositional level (e.g. Type A Behaviour Pattern, Locus of Control, Dispositional Optimism and Negative Affectivity). This is problematic for two reasons. First, within the current, prevailing integrative view of personality there are three main elements: motivation, cognitions, and traits (Winter, 1996;McAdams, 2000). The second problem is that there are two branches that together define personality psychology as a discipline: (a) the nomothetic or 'individual difference' approach; and (b) the 'ideographic' approach, that is the structure and organization of personality at the individual level (Epstein, 1994), yet trait theory-and especially the 'Big Five' model-have paid little attention to the latter, a trend that is also evident in the occupational stress literature. The central thesis of the current paper is that motivation, cognitions and traits should contribute more variance to the stress-strain relationship than trait personality alone. A preliminary model is presented and recommendations for future research provided.

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Predicting Occupational Strain and Job Satisfaction: The Role of Stress, Coping, Personality, and Affectivity Variables

Cited by 79 publications

References 49 publications

The Relationship of Occupational Stress, Psychological Strain, and Coping Resources to the Turnover Intentions of Rehabilitation Counselors

The Relationship of Occupational Stress, Psychological Strain, and Coping Resources to the Turnover Intentions of Rehabilitation Counselors

Motivation, cognitions and traits: predicting occupational health, well‐being and performance

Sleep Disturbance Among Firefighters: Understanding Associations with Alcohol Use and Distress Tolerance

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