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Perceived occupational stress, affective, and physical well-being among telecommunication employees in Greece

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  • Lazuras, Lambros
  • Rodafinos, Angelos
  • Matsiggos, Georgios
  • Stamatoulakis, Alexander

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The present study examined four potential roles of work-related negative affectivity on the associations between self-reported occupational stress and physical well-being among telecommunication employees in Greece. Participants (764, predominantly male) completed a battery of self-report measures on perceived occupational stress, negative affectivity, and illness symptoms. In line with previous research, negative affectivity exerted a nuisance effect, by inflating the association between reported stressors and illness symptoms, and significantly predicted illness symptoms, over and above the effects of stressors. In addition, negative affectivity influenced reported illness symptom indirectly, through the effects of stressors, and moderated the relationship between interpersonal conflict at work and illness symptoms. The findings suggest that negative affectivity can largely explain and influence in different ways the associations between self-reported stress and physical strain. It is recommended that future studies of occupational stress should control for the effects of negative affectivity, and that health professionals should be cautious of its effects when interpreting relationships between self-reported occupational stress and physical well-being.

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  • Lazuras, Lambros & Rodafinos, Angelos & Matsiggos, Georgios & Stamatoulakis, Alexander, 2009. "Perceived occupational stress, affective, and physical well-being among telecommunication employees in Greece," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 68(6), pages 1075-1081, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:68:y:2009:i:6:p:1075-1081
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