Job stress perception: Measuring individual propensity.
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Title
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Job stress perception: Measuring individual propensity.
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Identifier
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AAI9218239
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identifier
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9218239
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Creator
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Iorizzo, Linda Margaret.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Joel Lefkowitz
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Date
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1992
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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, Industrial
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Abstract
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A great deal of organizational research has been conducted on the topic of stress. However, much of that research has confused the definition of stress with its antecedents and consequences. By referencing the authors that directly explore the definition of stress, one concludes that stress is embedded in a process of antecedents-stress-consequences, and that stress is the perception of a personally relevant situation as ambiguous. The notion of stress as a perception is explored in this research. A new perceptual measure of stress (The Propensity to Perceive Stress (PPS)) is developed and tested. The model of antecedents-stress-consequences is also explored.;Three hundred eighty-nine applicants for New York City civil service jobs served as the subjects in this study. A naturally anxiety producing test situation was used as the test anxiety measure. Subjects were asked to complete a questionnaire measuring life satisfaction, job alienation-involvement, stress symptoms, negative and positive affectivity, and perceptual stress. Correlational, factor and path analyses were performed.;Results of the factor analysis seem to suggest that the proposed new stress measure appears to be measuring stress. The reliability and validity of this new measure are good. The concept of stress as a process composed of antecedents-stress-consequences was also supported. Results indicated that negative affectivity and stress were separate concepts. The predicted relationships between PPS and its antecedents and consequences were supported.
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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.
