Primary appraisal, secondary appraisal and coping: Their role in stressful work encounters

Despite continued interest in occupational stress research at least three issues continue to confront researchers. These include the way work stress is operationalized; the measurement of work stressors and the role of coping in work‐stress research. The aim of this study is to develop a framework w...

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Published in:Journal of Occupational Psychology 1991-12, Vol.64 (4), p.331-351
Main Author: Dewe, Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude surveys
Biological and medical sciences
Comparative studies
Correlation analysis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Management
Miscellaneous
Occupational psychology
Occupational stress
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regression analysis
Roles
Stress
Variables
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Summary:Despite continued interest in occupational stress research at least three issues continue to confront researchers. These include the way work stress is operationalized; the measurement of work stressors and the role of coping in work‐stress research. The aim of this study is to develop a framework which clearly reflects these contemporary issues. It incorporates this perspective into work‐stress research by exploring the way in which individuals cognitively appraise and cope with stressful encounters. The results clearly establish the significant role that appraisals and coping play. More particularly they point to the potential benefits for work‐stress research that can be derived from this sort of approach. Further construct refinement and methodological developments can only add to what must become a more conceptually integrated body of knowledge.
ISSN:0305-8107
0963-1798
2056-8142
2044-8325
DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1991.tb00564.x