Occupational stress : type A behaviour as a moderator of the relationships between role demands and psychological and behavioural strain

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dc.contributor.advisorDu Preez, Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorForshaw, Brendan Marken_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-15T07:12:18Z
dc.date.available2016-02-15T07:12:18Z
dc.date.issued1985en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 333-360.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTo study Type A behaviour as a moderator of relationships between role demands and psychological and behavioural strain, 234 volunteer subjects from a medium-sized life insurance society completed three questionnaires under standardized testing conditions, tapping Type A behaviour (Session 1) and various role dimensions (Session 2) and indices of strain (Session 3). Absenteeism data were taken from employee record cards, as were data for some demographic and organizational variables (race and sex), while others, (company tenure, age and organizational level) were explored in the questionnaires. Assessment sessions were staggered, with one-month intervals between each, to reduce the effects of response sets. Factor analysis of responses to the role dimensions questionnaire confirmed the hypothesized factor structure and led to the development of scales for role conflict, ambiguity, overload and qualitative underload. The reliability and validity of these scales are discussed. Partial correlations (with the linear effects of the demographic and organizational variables removed) and multiple linear regressions indicate that role conflict, ambiguity, overload and underload may be described as social-psychological stressors, in terms of psychological strain, while only underload is weakly related to absenteeism. Type A behaviour is not found to moderate relationships between stressors and strain, with the exception of an effect for underload which may be accounted for in statistical, rather than psychological, terms. Results are interpreted as evidence of the need for improved work design and redesign, particularly in South African organizations. Implications of findings with respect to sequential models of strain, as well as the nature of the relationship between Type A behaviour and CHD, are discussed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationForshaw, B. M. (1985). <i>Occupational stress : type A behaviour as a moderator of the relationships between role demands and psychological and behavioural strain</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17016en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationForshaw, Brendan Mark. <i>"Occupational stress : type A behaviour as a moderator of the relationships between role demands and psychological and behavioural strain."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17016en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationForshaw, B. 1985. Occupational stress : type A behaviour as a moderator of the relationships between role demands and psychological and behavioural strain. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Forshaw, Brendan Mark AB - To study Type A behaviour as a moderator of relationships between role demands and psychological and behavioural strain, 234 volunteer subjects from a medium-sized life insurance society completed three questionnaires under standardized testing conditions, tapping Type A behaviour (Session 1) and various role dimensions (Session 2) and indices of strain (Session 3). Absenteeism data were taken from employee record cards, as were data for some demographic and organizational variables (race and sex), while others, (company tenure, age and organizational level) were explored in the questionnaires. Assessment sessions were staggered, with one-month intervals between each, to reduce the effects of response sets. Factor analysis of responses to the role dimensions questionnaire confirmed the hypothesized factor structure and led to the development of scales for role conflict, ambiguity, overload and qualitative underload. The reliability and validity of these scales are discussed. Partial correlations (with the linear effects of the demographic and organizational variables removed) and multiple linear regressions indicate that role conflict, ambiguity, overload and underload may be described as social-psychological stressors, in terms of psychological strain, while only underload is weakly related to absenteeism. Type A behaviour is not found to moderate relationships between stressors and strain, with the exception of an effect for underload which may be accounted for in statistical, rather than psychological, terms. Results are interpreted as evidence of the need for improved work design and redesign, particularly in South African organizations. Implications of findings with respect to sequential models of strain, as well as the nature of the relationship between Type A behaviour and CHD, are discussed. DA - 1985 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1985 T1 - Occupational stress : type A behaviour as a moderator of the relationships between role demands and psychological and behavioural strain TI - Occupational stress : type A behaviour as a moderator of the relationships between role demands and psychological and behavioural strain UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17016 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17016
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationForshaw BM. Occupational stress : type A behaviour as a moderator of the relationships between role demands and psychological and behavioural strain. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1985 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17016en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherStressen_ZA
dc.titleOccupational stress : type A behaviour as a moderator of the relationships between role demands and psychological and behavioural strainen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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