Are work stress relationships universal? A nine-region examination of role stressors, general self-efficacy, and burnout

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

Journal of International Management

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Volume

8

Issue

2

First Page

163

Last Page

187

Publisher

Elsevier Inc.

Keywords

Burnout, Self-efficacy, Cross-national

Abstract

Cross-national studies of job stress have not kept pace with other streams of research in the international milieu. To begin to address this lack of development, we examined the relationships among role stressors, general self-efficacy (GSE), and burnout across nine regions (i.e., U.S., Germany, France, Brazil, Israel, Japan, China, Hong Kong, and Fiji). Findings indicated GSE had a universally negative association with burnout across all regions. Further, self-efficacy mediated the relationship between role conflict and/or role ambiguity and burnout across eight of the nine cultures. Conclusions center around how low self-efficacy may help to explain why occupational role stressors have a positive association with burnout cross-nationally. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

DOI

10.1016/S1075-4253(02)00052-2

Print ISSN

10754253

E-ISSN

18730620

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Inc

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Full-text Version

Publisher’s Version

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Perrewé, P. L., Hochwarterb, W. A., Rossi, A. M., Wallace, A., Maignan, I., Castro, S. L,…Deusen, C. A. V. (2002). Are work stress relationships universal? A nine-region examination of role stressors, general self-efficacy, and burnout. Journal of International Management, 8(2), 163-187. doi: 10.1016/S1075-4253(02)00052-2

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