Abstract
The present study examined the relationship of job stress, job stressors, and Type-A behavior pattern with employees' job satisfaction, organizational commitment, psychosomatic health problems, and turnover motivation among full-time nurses (N = 215) working in a large Canadian hospital. Both job stress and stressors (role ambiguity, overload, conflict, and resource inadequacy) were significantly related to four outcome variables. Type-A behavior was associated with high job stress, high role ambiguity, conflict, resource inadequacy, and psychosomatic health problems. In addition, Type-A behavior was found to be an important moderator of the stress-outcome relationships. Implications of the findings for management and for future research are highlighted.
Keywords
PsychologyOrganizational commitmentJob satisfactionModerationStressorRole conflictJob attitudeSocial psychologyAffective events theoryAmbiguityType A and Type B personality theoryJob stressTurnoverJob performanceClinical psychologyApplied psychologyPersonalityManagement
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- 1990
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- article
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 727-738
- Citations
- 274
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Muhammad Jamal
(1990).
Relationship of Job Stress and Type-A Behavior to Employees' Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, Psychosomatic Health Problems, and Turnover Motivation.
Human Relations
, 43
(8)
, 727-738.
https://doi.org/10.1177/001872679004300802
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- 10.1177/001872679004300802