Work-related stress and well-being: the roles of direct action coping and palliative coping.

Full Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to analyze the roles of direct action coping and palliative coping in the relationship between work stressors and psychological well-being, as well as their possible interactions, in a sample of 464 bank employees. Hierarchical regression analyses showed main effects of direct action coping on well-being. Palliative coping predicts higher levels of psychological distress. Contrary to what was expected, the interactions between work stressors and direct action coping were not significant. Palliative coping interacted with work stressors when predicting psychosomatic complaints. The interaction between the two types of coping was significant on psychosomatic complaints and psychological distress, but not on job satisfaction. The paper discusses theoretical and practical implications of these results, in order to design intervention strategies to prevent and manage job stress.

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Author information

Author/s: Fortes-Ferreira, Lina (L); Peiró, José M (JM); González-Morales, M Gloria (MG); Martín, Isabel (I);

Affiliation: University of Valencia, Spain.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Scandinavian journal of psychology (Scand J Psychol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Aug; vol 47 (issue 4) : pp 293-302

Dates: Created 2006/07/27; Completed 2006/09/26; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 16869862, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Male
Middle Aged
Psychophysiologic Disorders - psychology
Questionnaires
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Workplace - psychology

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