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Can an Internal Locus of Control and Social Support Reduce Work-Related Levels of Stress and Strain? A Comparative Study Between Spanish Owners and Managers

Authors

ARIZA MONTES, JOSÉ ANTONIO, LEAL RODRÍGUEZ, ANTONIO LUIS, Rodriguez-Felix, Lucia , Albort-Morant, Gema

External publication

No

Means

J Occup Environ Med

Scope

Article

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

SJR Quartile

JCR Impact

1.355

SJR Impact

0.812

Publication date

01/09/2017

ISI

000412537000011

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-85022010546

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this article is to assess the role played by both individual and contextual factors in reducing the manager's levels of stress and strain within the workplace setting. This article also highlights the manager's locus of control (LOC) as an internal factor and emphasizes the social support variable as a contextual factor. Methods: We use a sample of 332 respondents belonging to Spanish manufacturing and services firms and a structural equation modeling technique (partial least squares path modeling). Results: The results reveal that there are significant differences between managers and owners about stress-strain relationship. Conclusions: The study provides support for the literature on stress management, which emphasizes the importance of a LOC and social support in influencing stress and strain between managers and owners.

Keywords

comparative study; female; human; human tissue; locus of control; major clinical study; male; manager; partial least squares regression; social support; stress management; stress strain relationship; structural equation modeling; workplace; control; employment; job stress; organization and management; personality; prevention and control; psychology; questionnaire; Spain; Employment; Female; Humans; Internal-External Control; Male; Occupational Stress; Ownership; Personality; Social Support; Spain; Surveys and Questionnaires; Workplace

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