Modelling the stress-strain relationship in work settings / Meni Koslowsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koslowsky, Meni.

Series:

Routledge progress in psychology ; 3.

Routledge progress in psychology ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job stress.

Work--Psychological aspects.

Work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Meni Koslowsky presents here for the first time a way of modelling stress-strain that will enable researchers to both assess examples from the literature and correctly define and use the model in their own investigations. All stages from construction of the model to data analysis are covered, along with possible pitfalls.This book enables investigators to develop and test models for describing stress phenomena in their own settings. It provides an essential research tool for all those who assess stress and strain in their working lives.

Contents:

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; List of figures and tables; 1 Introduction; 2 Theories of organizational stress; 3 Stressors; 4 Extra-organizational stressors; 5 Stress assessment instruments; 6 Psychological and physiological reactions; 7 Behavioral consequences of stress; 8 Mediators and moderators; 9 Modeling the stress...strain process; 10 General methodological issues; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-212) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-74238-X

1-134-74239-8

1-281-14219-0

9786611142193

0-203-02410-9

9780203024102

OCLC:

70746521