Managers' occupational stress in China : the role of self-efficacy
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Personality and Individual Differences
Publication Date
2-2005
Volume
38
Issue
3
First Page
569
Last Page
578
Publisher
Pergamon Press
Keywords
Occupational stress; Manager; Self-efficacy; China
Abstract
The role of self-efficacy, an individual difference variable, in occupational stress research is seldom discussed, and is even rarely examined in Chinese societies. This study investigates the relationships between stressors, managerial self-efficacy (MSE) and job strains (job satisfaction, physical strain, and psychological strain). A total of 450 enterprise managers in eight cities of the People’s Republic of China completed a battery of structured questionnaires. The results of the study generally support that total stressors was positively related to physical and psychological strains. Related to the moderating effects of MSE on the stressor–strain relationship, only a significant moderating effect was found in predicting physical strain.
DOI
10.1016/j.paid.2004.05.012
Print ISSN
01918869
E-ISSN
18733549
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Lu, C.-q., Siu, O.-l., & Cooper, C. L. (2005). Managers' occupational stress in China: The role of self-efficacy. Personality and Individual Differences, 38(3), 569-578. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2004.05.012