Misfit Between Motivational Style and Type of Job Demand as a Factor in Developing Occupational Stress

<p>Occupational stress is costly in terms of human suffering and impaired organizational effectiveness. Occupational stress involves the interface between the individual worker and the work environment. The purpose of the study was to analyze the fit between motivational style and the type of job demands as a contributing factor in developing occupational stress symptoms. A literature review of occupational stress models was conducted. The six models compared and contrasted included the Person-Environment fit model (French, Rodgers, & Cobb, 1974), Integrative Transactional Model (Schuler, 1982), Organizational Stress Models (Ivancevich & Matteson, 1987; Parker & DeCotiis, 1983), Facet Analysis Model (Beehr & Newman, 1978), Occupational Stress and Job Performance Model (Motowidlo, Manning, & Packard, 1986), and Structural models (Parasuraman & Alutto, 1984; Cooper & Baglioni, 1988). A cross sectional study design was used. The sample consisted of 575 deans, associate deans, and chair persons within the California State University system who responded to a mailed questionnaire. Three motivational styles and types of job demands were measured using instruments derived from Porter's motivational theory (1976). Correlational data indicated that misfit was related to perceived work stress and the perception of poor coping ability. Stress-related illnesses were correlated with poor perceived ability to cope. There was an association between misfit and consideration to change jobs as a result of stress at work. The study added support to the Person-Environment fit model and focused on another dimension of occupational stress.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Year

1989

Author dc:creator

• Blix, Arlene Gray

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jerry W. Lee
• Christine M. Neish
• Gunter Reiss

• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
• Public Health Education and Promotion
• Vital and Health Statistics
• Stress, Psychological; Occupations; Motivation

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/1695

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-2361