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Coworker and Supervisor support as moderators of associations between task characteristics and mental strain

Coworker and Supervisor support as moderators of associations between task characteristics and... Columbia University, New York KONSTANTINOS P. TRIANTIS Columbia University, New York and SOHAIL S. CHAUDHRY Columbia University, New York INTRODUCTION Recently, much interest has been shown in the ability of social support to ‘moderate’ or ‘buffer’ the impact of job-related stress on physical and mental health. (For more comprehensive discussions see: Pinneau, 1975; Caplan et al., 1976; Beehr, 1976; House and Wells, 1978; LaRocco and Jones, 1978; LaRocco et al., 1980.) Previous researchers (LaRocco et al., 1980) have indicated the need to consider different types of social support in testing for the ‘buffering’ effects on stress/strain relationships. French et al. (1974) has made the distinction between supervisory and coworker support. Continuing in this direction, we identify several coworker and supervisory support measures and test their buffering effects by using a new model of social support buffering. Our theory builds upon an existing individual task-level model of psychological strain by adding a social level mechanism for stress coping. The task level model, not directly examined in this paper, is described in detail elsewhere (see Karasek, 1976, 1979) but can be summarized as a model of the joint effects of job stressors and job control. These two aspects of the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Organizational Behavior Wiley

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Copyright © 1982 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Columbia University, New York KONSTANTINOS P. TRIANTIS Columbia University, New York and SOHAIL S. CHAUDHRY Columbia University, New York INTRODUCTION Recently, much interest has been shown in the ability of social support to ‘moderate’ or ‘buffer’ the impact of job-related stress on physical and mental health. (For more comprehensive discussions see: Pinneau, 1975; Caplan et al., 1976; Beehr, 1976; House and Wells, 1978; LaRocco and Jones, 1978; LaRocco et al., 1980.) Previous researchers (LaRocco et al., 1980) have indicated the need to consider different types of social support in testing for the ‘buffering’ effects on stress/strain relationships. French et al. (1974) has made the distinction between supervisory and coworker support. Continuing in this direction, we identify several coworker and supervisory support measures and test their buffering effects by using a new model of social support buffering. Our theory builds upon an existing individual task-level model of psychological strain by adding a social level mechanism for stress coping. The task level model, not directly examined in this paper, is described in detail elsewhere (see Karasek, 1976, 1979) but can be summarized as a model of the joint effects of job stressors and job control. These two aspects of the

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Journal of Organizational Behavior – Wiley

Published: Apr 1, 1982

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