Occupational Stress, Social Support and Mental Health [electronic resource] / Dennis A. Revicki and Harold J. May.
Research on job demands and worker health has demonstrated that physicians report the highest workloads, greatest responsibility for people, and the highest levels of job complexity. There is increasing evidence that emotional distress is an occupational hazard for physicians. Measures exploring the...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Research on job demands and worker health has demonstrated that physicians report the highest workloads, greatest responsibility for people, and the highest levels of job complexity. There is increasing evidence that emotional distress is an occupational hazard for physicians. Measures exploring the relationships between occupational stress, social support, locus of control, and depression were administered to a group of 210 family physicians. The results indicated that occupational stress exerted a direct effect on depression. This relationship was moderated directly by family social and emotional support and indirectly by the influence of locus of control on family social support. Support from peers was not significantly related to depression. The findings suggest that individuals with a strong sense of personal control also possess beneficial support systems in the presence of stressful situations. (Author/NRB) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED257005. Availability: Dennis A. Revicki, Ph.D., Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 1846, Greenville, NC 27835-1846. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (92nd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 24-28, 1984). Study was supported in part by a grant from the Family Health Foundation of America, Kansas City, MO. |
| Physical Description: | 32 p. |
| Audience: | Researchers. |