Showing papers by "Mina Westman published in 2001"
TL;DR: Based on the crossover literature and on models of job stress and the work-family interface, this paper developed a comprehensive framework to integrate the literature conceptually, delineating the mechanisms that underlie the crossover process.
Abstract: Studies investigating the crossover of job stress and strain between partners have shown that job demands are transmitted from job incumbents to their partners, affecting their psychological and physical health. Based on the crossover literature and on models of job stress and the work-family interface, this study develops a comprehensive framework to integrate the literature conceptually, delineating the mechanisms that underlie the crossover process. Key constructs include job stress, life events, strain, personal attributes and interpersonal factors. The literature pertaining to each construct in the model is reviewed and summarized. Gaps in the literature are identified, recommendations for future research are proposed, and the implications for organizational theory and practice are discussed.
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TL;DR: The authors investigated crossover of burnout between spouses in 98 married couples in an organization undergoing downsizing and found that burnout was associated with feelings of job insecurity, self-control and social undermining.
Abstract: We investigated crossover of burnout between spouses in 98 married couples in an organization undergoing downsizing. Burnout was found to be associated with feelings of job insecurity, self-control and social undermining. Using SEM, findings supported the crossover of burnout from husbands to wives and the impact of burnout on undermining behavior. They also supported the research hypothesis of a direct relationship between job insecurity and burnout among husbands but not among wives. Sense of control was found to have a negative impact on burnout and on the spouse's undermining behavior and a positive impact on the spouse's sense of control. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
236 citations
TL;DR: Findings show that vacation alleviated perceived job stress and bumout as predicted, replicating findings that a respite from work diminishes levels of strain to lower than chronic, on-the-job levels.
Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that vacation relief decreases psychological and behavioral strains caused by job stressors. We examined the impact of job stress and vacation on strain on 87 blue-collar employees in an industrial enterprise in central Israel. Whereas former respite research focused on the impact of vacation only on psychological strains such as burnout and job and life satisfaction, the current study also examined a behavioral strain, absenteeism. The employees completed questionnaires before and after vacation and again four weeks later. Our findings show that vacation alleviated perceived job stress and bumout as predicted, replicating findings that a respite from work diminishes levels of strain to lower than chronic, on-the-job levels. We found declines in burnout immediately after the vacation and a return to prevacation levels four weeks later, and a similar pattern with regard to absenteeism.
226 citations
University of South Florida1, University of Manchester2, Florida International University3, University of Waikato4, Technische Universität München5, Massey University6, Kaohsiung Medical University7, University of the Witwatersrand8, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais9, Babeș-Bolyai University10, University of Navarra11, University of Toronto12, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences13, University of Santiago, Chile14, Tokyo Keizai University15, Lingnan University16, Ghent University17, Tel Aviv University18, Trinity Western University19
TL;DR: Leung et al. as mentioned in this paper compared managers from 24 nations/territories at the ecological or sample mean level, as opposed to the individual participant level, in order to draw more definitive conclusions about nation differences.
Abstract: There has been increasing interest in cross-national research that attempts to understand differences and similarities among employees from different cultures and nations. One of the basic issues of concern to organizational researchers is the health and well-being of employees, and it has been viewed as both a response to the work environment and as an affect-related antecedent of other employee outcomes such as job performance or turnover. Employee control beliefs and perceptions have been linked to well-being and play an important role (Ganster and Fusilier, 1989; Spector, 1982). Although there is a tremendous amount of research at the individual level relating control and other variables to well-being, most has been done in the USA and a handful of western nations, and most has targeted the individual employee. Our study compared managers from 24 nations/territories at the ecological or sample mean level (Leung and Bond, 1989), as opposed to the individual participant level, in order to draw more definitive conclusions about nation differences.
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