• Login
    View Item 
    •   Maryland Shared Open Access Repository Home
    • KnowledgeWorks@UBalt
    • UBalt Electronic Theses and Dissertations
    • View Item
    •   Maryland Shared Open Access Repository Home
    • KnowledgeWorks@UBalt
    • UBalt Electronic Theses and Dissertations
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Effects of Role Stressors Appraised as Challenges and Hindrances on Work Outcomes

    Thumbnail
    Files
    Thesis Text (1.445Mb)
    Permanent Link
    http://hdl.handle.net/11603/7735
    Collections
    • UBalt Electronic Theses and Dissertations
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Author/Creator
    Wetzelberger, Samantha K.
    Date
    2017-12
    Type of Work
    132 leaves
    application/pdf
    Text
    theses
    Department
    University of Baltimore. Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences
    Program
    Master of Science in Applied Psychology
    Rights
    This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by the University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.
    Subjects
    Role Stressors
    Challenge stressors
    Hindrance stressors
    Tedium
    General Well-being
    Job Satisfaction
    Anxiety
    Turnover Intentions
    Affective Commitment
    Psychological Strain
    Organizational Outcomes
    Abstract
    This study examines the moderating effects of stressor appraisal as a challenge, hindrance, both, or neither among 237 full-time employees who completed surveys via MTurk. Utilizing the Transactional Model of stress, it was predicted that correlations between each of role ambiguity, role conflict, and role overload would negatively relate with general well-being, affective commitment, and job satisfaction, and positively relate with tedium, anxiety, and turnover intentions. Second, it was expected that when appraising a role stressor as a high challenge (vs. a high hindrance) the deleterious effects of stressors on outcomes would be weaker. The first prediction is supported; however, the second set of predictions are only partially supported. The appraisal of a stressor as a hindrance indicates stronger deleterious effects on psychological strains, specifically anxiety and tedium. Whereas, when stressors, specifically role conflict, are appraised as a challenge, there appears to be a modest buffering effect on general well-being and job satisfaction. Third, this study examined a three-way interaction between each of the role stressors, and the appraisal of a stressor as a (high or low) challenge and a (high or low) hindrance. Results indicate that role conflict appraised as a low hindrance and a high challenge mitigates the deleterious relationship between role conflict and tedium. In fact, when role conflict is appraised as a high hindrance and a low challenge, the positive relationship between role conflict and tedium intensifies. Furthermore, when role conflict is appraised as a high hindrance and as a high challenge, there is little to no protection from the deleterious effects of role conflict on tedium. These findings further highlight the importance of self-appraisal and indicate that challenge stressors do not always lead to positive outcomes, but perceiving stressors as challenges may help to mitigate negative outcomes.


    Robert L. Bogomolny Library
    University of Baltimore
    1420 Maryland Ave.
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    Email: knowledgeworks@ubalt.edu


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.

     

     

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Browse

    This CollectionBy Issue DateTitlesAuthorsSubjectsType

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics


    Robert L. Bogomolny Library
    University of Baltimore
    1420 Maryland Ave.
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    Email: knowledgeworks@ubalt.edu


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.