THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STRESS, WELL-BEING, JOB SATISFACTION, AND COPING IN THREE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
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https://doi.org/10.24837/pru.v5i1.309Keywords:
stress, job satisfaction, well-being, coping, cultural differencesAbstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between stressors, job satisfaction, well-being, the influence of coping on these relationships and differences for Great Britain, Romania and The Netherlands using the Occupational Stress Indicator-2. 224 participants in Great Britain, 239 participants in Romania and 242 participants in the Netherlands filled in the questionnaire. The stressors workload, hassles and poor organisational climate did have a negative relationship with wellbeing, as expected. The stressor personal responsibility had a positive relationship with well-being. Country was moderating the relationship between managerial role and well-being and personal responsibility and well-being. Coping was mediating the relationships of poor relationships and well-being, and home/work balance and well-being. Well-being did not have a significant relationship with job satisfaction.
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Moyle, P. (1998). Longitudinal influence of managerial support on employee well-being. Work & Stress, 12(1), 29-49.
Purohit,Y.S., Godshalk,V.M., & Beutell, N.J. (1996). Work and family variables, entrepreneurial career success, and psychological well-being. Journal of Vacational Behavior, 48(3), 275-300.
Pitariu, H.D. (2004). Stresul professional la manageri: corelate ale personalității în contextul situației de tranziție socialeconomică din România. În: A. Opre: Noi tendințe în psihologia personalității. Diagnoză, cercetare si aplicații. Cluj-Napoca: ASCR.
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Siu, O., Lu, L., & Cooper, C.L. (1999). Managerial stress in Hong Kong and Taiwan: a comparative study. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 14(1), 6-25.
Sparks, S.A., Corcoran, K.J., Nabors, L.A., & Hovanitz, C.A. (2005). Job satisfaction and subjective well-being in a sample of nurses.Journal of Applied Psychology, 35(5), 992-938.
Sparks, K., Faragher, B.,& Cooper, C.L. (2001).Well-being and occupational health in the 21st century workplace. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 74, 489-509.
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Wright, T.A., & Cropanzano, R. (2000).Psychological well-being and job satisfaction as predictors of job performance. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 5(1), 84-94.
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2020-01-29
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van den Berg, P. ., & Pitariu, H. (2020). THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STRESS, WELL-BEING, JOB SATISFACTION, AND COPING IN THREE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. Psihologia Resurselor Umane, 5(1), 32–48. https://doi.org/10.24837/pru.v5i1.309
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