Work-Role Stress and Attitudes toward Co-Workers.

Beehr, Terry A.

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Publication Date: 1981-Jun

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Work-Role Stress and Attitudes toward Co-Workers.

Beehr, Terry A.

Group and Organization Studies, v6 n2 p201-10 Jun 1981

Research in interviews with 651 employees of five work organizations indicated that role stresses (role ambiguity, role overload and skill underutilization) were related to employee outcomes including: overall job dissatisfaction, life dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, depressed mood, and fatigue. Concluded that people experiencing job stress blame the organization and coworkers. (Author/RC)

Descriptors: Coping, Depression (Psychology), Employee Attitudes, Employees, Interviews, Job Satisfaction, Psychological Patterns, Role Conflict, Self Esteem, Social Influences, Stress Variables

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