A test and extension of the demand/control/social support model: Prediction of wellness/health outcomes in Greek teachers

Psychology and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 537-550

  Pomaki, Georgia ^a   Anagnostopoulou, Tanya ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Europe; Greece; JDCS model; Job conditions; Stress; Teacher

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038827145     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0887044031000147256     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Anagnostopoulou, T. and Kiosseoglou, G. (1997). Quality of life, burnout and stress in the staff of an oncological ward. Paper presented at the Conference on Anxiety, Stress and Coping, Rethymnon, October 3-5.
2. Barnabe, C. and Burns, M. (1994). Teachers' job characteristics and motivation. Educational Research, 36, 171-185.
3. Barnett, R.C. and Brennan, R.T. (1995). The relationship between job experiences and psychological distress: a structural equation approach. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 16, 259-276.
4. Bergers, G., Marcelissen, F. and de Wolff, C. (1986). Questionnaire Organizational Stress, QOS-D Manual. 86 AO 3 (Edn.), University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
5. Burke, R.J., Greenglass, E.R. and Schwarzer, R. (1996). Predicting teacher burnout over time: effects of work stress, social support, and self-doubts on burnout and its consequences. Anxiety Stress and Coping, 9, 261-275.
6. Chaplain, R.P. (1995). Stress and job satisfaction: a study of English primary school teachers. Educational Psychology, 15, 473-489.
7. Cronbach, L.J. (1987). Statistical tests for moderator variables: flaws in analyses recently proposed. Psychological Bulletin, 102, 414-417.
8. Decker, P.J. and Borgen, F.H. (1993). Dimensions of work appraisal: stress, strain, coping, job satisfaction, and negative affectivity. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 40, 470-478.
9. Derogatis, L.R. (1977). SCL-90 Administration, Scoring and Procedures Manual-I. Author, Baltimore.
10. Dunlap, W.P. and Kemery, E.R. (1987). Failure to detect moderating effects: is multicollinearity the problem? Psychological Bulletin, 102, 418-420.
11. Dwyer, D.J. and Ganster, D.C. (1991). The effects of job demands and control on employee attendance and satisfaction. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 12, 595-608.
12. Endler, N.S. (1997). Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS). Personal communication, February 20. For the longer version, see Endler, N.S. and Parker, J.D.A. (1990). Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS): Manual. Multi-Health Systems, Toronto.
13. Endler, N.S. (1997). Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS). Personal communication, February 20. For the longer version, see Endler, N.S. and Parker, J.D.A. (1990). Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS): Manual. Multi-Health Systems, Toronto.
14. Fletcher, B.C. and Jones, F. (1993). A refutation of Karasek's demand-discretion model of occupational stress with a range of dependent measures. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 14, 319-330.
15. Guglielmi, R.S. and Tatrow, K. (1998). Occupational stress, burnout, and health in teachers: a methodological and theoretical analysis. Review of Educational Research, 68, 61-99.
16. Hart, P.M. (1994). Teacher quality of work life: integrating work experiences, psychological distress and morale. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 67, 109-132.
17. Hochwarter, W.A., Perrewe, P.L., Ferris, G.R. and Brymer, R.A. (1999). Job satisfaction and performance: the moderating effects of value attainment and affective disposition. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 54, 296-313.
18. Hurrell, J.J. and Lindstrom, K. (1992). Comparison of job demands, control and psychosomatic complaints at different career stages of managers in Finland and the United States. Fifth US-Finnish Joint Symposium on Occupational Safety and Health: Occupational epidemics on the 1990s (1992, Cincinnati, Ohio). Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 18, 2-13.
19. Johnson, J.V. and Hall, E. (1988). Job strain, workplace social support, and cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study of a random sample of the Swedish working population. American Journal of Public Health, 78, 1336-1341.
20. Kantas, A. and Vassilaki, E. (1997). Burnout in Greek teachers: main findings and validity of the Maslach burnout inventory. Work and Stress, 11, 94-100.
21. Karasek, R.A. (1979). Job demands, job decision latitude, and mental strain: implications for job redesign. Administrative Science Quarterly, 24, 285-311.
22. Karasek, R.A. (1985). Job Content Instrument: Questionnaire and User's Guide. University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
23. Karasek, R.A. (1990). Lower health risk with increased job control among white collar workers. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 11, 171-185.
24. Karasek, R.A. and Theorell, T. (1990). Healthy Work: Stress, Productivity, and the Reconstruction of Working Life. Basic Books, New York.
25. Kinnunen, U., Parkatti, T. and Rasku, A. (1994). Occupational well-being among aging teachers in Finland. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 38, 315-332.
26. Knussen, C. and Niven, C.A. (1999). Neuroticism and work-related stress in a sample of health care workers. Psychology and Health, 14, 897-911.
27. Koustelios, A. and Kousteliou, I. (1998). Relations among measures of job satisfaction, role conflict, and role ambiguity for a sample of Greek teachers. Psychological Reports, 82, 131-136.
28. Kristensen, T.S. (1996). Job stress and cardiovascular disease: a theoretic critical review. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 1, 246-260.
29. Larsson, G. and Setterlind, S. (1990). Work load/work control and health: moderating effects of heredity, self-image, coping, and health behavior. International Journal of Health Sciences, 1, 79-88.
30. Lee, V.E., Dedrick, R.F. and Smith, J. (1991). The effect of the social organization of schools on teachers' efficacy and satisfaction. Sociology of Education, 64, 190-208.
31. Leontari, A., Kiridis, A. and Yalamas, B. (1996). Teachers stress. Psychological Issues, In Greek, 7, 139-152.
32. Maes, S., Kittel, F., Scholten, H. and Verhoeven, C. (1989). Structured Interview of Content Organization of Work. Section of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
33. Maes, S. and van der Doef, M. (1997). Leidse Arbeids Kwaliteits School voor Docenten (LAKS-DOC) [Quality of Work Questionnaire-Teachers version]. Section of Health Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
34. Maslach, C. and Jackson, S.E. (1986). Maslach Burnout Inventory Manual. Consulting Psychologists Press, Palo Alto, CA.
35. Melamed, S., Kushnir, T. and Meir, E.I. (1991). Attenuating the impact of job demands: additive and interactive effects of perceived control and social support. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 39, 40-53.
36. Menon, S.T. (2000). Employee empowerment: an integrative psychological approach. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 49, 1-28.
37. Parkes, K.R. (1990). Coping, negative affectivity, and the work environment: additive and interactive predictors of mental health. Journal of Applied Psychology, 75, 399-409.
38. Payne, R. and Fletcher, B.C. (1983). Job demands, supports, and constraints as predictors of psychological strain among school teachers. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 22, 136-147.
39. Roberson, L. (1990). Prediction of job satisfaction from characteristics of personal work goals. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 11, 29-41.
40. Sargent, L.D. and Terry, D.J. (1998). The effects of work control and job demands on employee adjustment and work performance. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 71, 219-236.
41. Schnall, P.L., Landsbergis, P.A. and Baker, D.B. (1994). Job strain and cardiovascular disease. Annual Review of Public Health, 15, 381-411.
42. Seidman, S.A. and Zager, J. (1991). A study of coping behaviours and teacher burnout. Work and Stress, 5, 205-216.
43. Theorell, T. and Karasek, R.A. (1996). Current issues relating to psychosocial job strain and cardiovascular disease research. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 1, 9-26.
44. van de Vijver, F. and Hambleton, R.K. (1996). Translating tests: some practical guidelines. European Psychologist, 1, 89-99.
45. van der Doef, M. and Maes, S. (1998). The Job Demand Control (-Support) model and physical health outcomes: a review of the strain and buffer hypothesis. Psychology and Health, 13, 909-936.
46. Vancouver, J.B., Millsap, R.E. and Peters, P.A. (1994). Multilevel analysis of organizational goal congruence. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 666-679.
47. Vecchio, R.P. (1993). Self- and supervisor ratings: a dyadic approach. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 1, 73-83.
48. Warr, P.B. (1990). Decision latitude, job demands, and employee well-being. Work and Stress, 4, 285-294.
49. Watson, D. and Pennebaker, J.W. (1989). Health complaints, stress, and distress: exploring the central role of negative affectivity. Psychological Review, 96, 234-254.