Relationships of stress to individually and organizationally valued states: Higher order needs as a moderator

Data from 79 male and 64 female members of a white-collar union employed in drafting, mechanical, and technical-clerical jobs in a midwestern manufacturing company show that some effects of role stresses on individually valued states were incompatible with their effects on 3 organizationally valued...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1976-02, Vol.61 (1), p.41-47
Main Authors: Beehr, Terry A, Walsh, Jeffrey T, Taber, Thomas D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Employee Motivation
Human
Job Performance
Job Satisfaction
Occupational Stress
Organizational Objectives
Role Conflicts
White Collar Workers
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Summary:Data from 79 male and 64 female members of a white-collar union employed in drafting, mechanical, and technical-clerical jobs in a midwestern manufacturing company show that some effects of role stresses on individually valued states were incompatible with their effects on 3 organizationally valued motivational states: involvement, effort toward quantity, and effort toward quality. Specifically, role overload was correlated positively with organizationally valued outcomes, but also with 3 adverse individual outcomes: job dissatisfaction, fatigue, and tension. Two other role stresses, role ambiguity and nonparticipation, had adverse effects on both individually and organizationally valued psychological states. Relationships between role stresses and individually valued outcomes were moderated by higher order need strength. (21 ref)
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.61.1.41