Role conflict, sex role orientation, perceived social support and stress in black female managers.
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Title
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Role conflict, sex role orientation, perceived social support and stress in black female managers.
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Identifier
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AAI9108176
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identifier
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9108176
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Creator
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Smith, Carlene Romans.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Vera Paster
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Date
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1990
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical | Psychology, Industrial | Women's Studies | Business Administration, Management
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Abstract
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This study investigated the extent to which role conflict based upon sex-role stereotyping, sex-role orientation, and perceived social support are associated with stress-related symptoms in a sample of black women managers.;The specific objectives of the study were: to determine whether significant differences between subject sex-role orientation and perceptions of expected role within the work organization are associated with stress effects; to determine whether sex-role orientation is a factor associated with stress reactions in subjects who experience role conflict; and to determine whether there is an interactive effect between perceived social support and sex role orientation that mediates stress reactions among subjects who experience role conflict.;The Bem Sex-Role Inventory, Somatization subscale of the Symptom Checklist-90-R, an adapted Maslaach Burn-Out Inventory, and the Perceived Social Support Scales (Family/Friends), were used to operationally define study variables. A variety of statistical methods were performed on the data including multiple regression analyses.;The main findings were that: scores reflecting emotional exhaustion, an aspect of stress, is positively associated with role conflict scores; femininity scores are negatively related to scores reflecting emotional withdrawal from staff; androgyny and possibly also masculinity scores are associated with a personal sense of success and competence at work; and, perceived social support, though it is positively associated with a sense of personal accomplishment, is not a significant factor mediating stress resulting from sex-role stereotype based role conflict.;This study lends some support for the thesis that the organizational dynamics of which the black woman executive is a part can result in stress-related effects. In addition, sex-role orientation and perceived social support may be factors contributing to psychological adjustment.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
