The effects of sense of coherence on work stressors and outcomes in blue collar workers

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dc.contributor.advisorStrümpfer, D J Wen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAnstey, G Men_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-22T07:17:23Z
dc.date.available2016-02-22T07:17:23Z
dc.date.issued1989en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 105-116.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe present study investigated the relationships between work stressors, three moderator variables, and a variety of affective, behavioural and health outcomes. More specifically, it was hypothesized that the work stressors would be significantly associated with adverse affective, behavioural and health outcomes. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that personal and situational variables, in the form of the Sense of Coherence (Antonovsky, 1979, 1987), Job Decision Latitude (Karasek, 1979), and Participation in Decision Making, would moderate the relationships between work stressors and a variety of outcomes. The data were obtained from a sample of 111 male, white, blue collar workers at a large chemicals manufacturing organization from a questionnaire compiled for this study, and organizational records. The data were subjected to correlational analysis, supplemented by a form of moderated multiple regression analysis. It was found that the relationships between work stressors and outcome variables were insignificant which led to the conclusions that firstly, a priori specification of stressors may ignore the specificity of persons' appraisals of and responses to stressors, and secondly, consideration must be given to the affective meaning ascribed by subjects to job demands. The moderating effects of the Sense of Coherence, Job Decision Latitude and Participation in Decision Making were inconsistently related to outcome variables, frequently operating in the unexpected direction. It was, however, demonstrated that the main effects of the moderating variables which operated in the expected direction, outweighed the unanticipated negative interaction effects. It was observed that the inclusion of personality variables and situational variables in future studies of occupational stress are necessary, a conclusion which is consistent with more recent findings.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAnstey, G. M. (1989). <i>The effects of sense of coherence on work stressors and outcomes in blue collar workers</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17172en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAnstey, G M. <i>"The effects of sense of coherence on work stressors and outcomes in blue collar workers."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17172en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAnstey, G. 1989. The effects of sense of coherence on work stressors and outcomes in blue collar workers. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Anstey, G M AB - The present study investigated the relationships between work stressors, three moderator variables, and a variety of affective, behavioural and health outcomes. More specifically, it was hypothesized that the work stressors would be significantly associated with adverse affective, behavioural and health outcomes. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that personal and situational variables, in the form of the Sense of Coherence (Antonovsky, 1979, 1987), Job Decision Latitude (Karasek, 1979), and Participation in Decision Making, would moderate the relationships between work stressors and a variety of outcomes. The data were obtained from a sample of 111 male, white, blue collar workers at a large chemicals manufacturing organization from a questionnaire compiled for this study, and organizational records. The data were subjected to correlational analysis, supplemented by a form of moderated multiple regression analysis. It was found that the relationships between work stressors and outcome variables were insignificant which led to the conclusions that firstly, a priori specification of stressors may ignore the specificity of persons' appraisals of and responses to stressors, and secondly, consideration must be given to the affective meaning ascribed by subjects to job demands. The moderating effects of the Sense of Coherence, Job Decision Latitude and Participation in Decision Making were inconsistently related to outcome variables, frequently operating in the unexpected direction. It was, however, demonstrated that the main effects of the moderating variables which operated in the expected direction, outweighed the unanticipated negative interaction effects. It was observed that the inclusion of personality variables and situational variables in future studies of occupational stress are necessary, a conclusion which is consistent with more recent findings. DA - 1989 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1989 T1 - The effects of sense of coherence on work stressors and outcomes in blue collar workers TI - The effects of sense of coherence on work stressors and outcomes in blue collar workers UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17172 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17172
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAnstey GM. The effects of sense of coherence on work stressors and outcomes in blue collar workers. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 1989 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17172en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherIndustrial and Organizational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherJob stress - South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherWorking class - South Africa - Job stressen_ZA
dc.titleThe effects of sense of coherence on work stressors and outcomes in blue collar workersen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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