Do national levels of individualism and internal locus of control relate to well-being: an ecological level international study

Data were collected from managers in 24 nations/territories on work locus of control (LOC), individualism-collectivism (I-C), and well-being (job satisfaction, absence of psychological strain, and absence of physical strain). There were significant mean differences across samples on all five of thes...

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Published in:Journal of organizational behavior 2001-12, Vol.22 (8), p.815-832
Main Authors: Spector, Paul E., Cooper, Cary L., Sanchez, Juan I., O'Driscoll, Michael, Sparks, Kate, Bernin, Peggy, Büssing, Andre, Dewe, Phil, Hart, Peter, Lu, Luo, Miller, Karen, de Moraes, Lucio Flavio Renault, Ostrognay, Gabrielle M., Pagon, Milan, Pitariu, Horea, Poelmans, Steven, Radhakrishnan, Phani, Russinova, Vesselina, Salamatov, Vladimir, Salgado, Jesus, Shima, Satoru, Siu, Oi Ling, Stora, Jean Benjamin, Teichmann, Mare, Theorell, Töres, Vlerick, Peter, Westman, Mina, Widerszal-Bazyl, Maria, Wong, Paul, Yu, Shanfa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
By products
Collectivism
Crossnational studies
Culture
Employees
Hypotheses
Individualism
Individualism-Collectivism
Job satisfaction
Job stress
Locus of control
Managers
Manycountries
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Occupational health
Occupational psychology
Occupational stress
Organization theory
Organizational behavior
Organizations
Psychological stress
Psychology
Research universities
Stress
Studies
Unconsciousness
Variables
Wellbeing
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Summary:Data were collected from managers in 24 nations/territories on work locus of control (LOC), individualism-collectivism (I-C), and well-being (job satisfaction, absence of psychological strain, and absence of physical strain). There were significant mean differences across samples on all five of these measures, and consistent with our hypothesis, at the ecological or sample mean level well-being was associated with an internal locus of control. However, contrary to our hypothesis, well-being was not associated with I-C, despite a strong correlation between I-C and LOC. Findings at the ecological level were consistent with the literature concerning the salutary effects of control on well-being.
ISSN:0894-3796
1099-1379
DOI:10.1002/job.118