Occupational Differences in the Work-Strain Relationship: Towards the Use of Situation-Specific Models

Kate Sparks and Cary L. Cooper

Chapter 15 in From Stress to Wellbeing Volume 1, 2013, pp 315-326 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Throughout the history of occupational stress research, numerous models have been postulated in an attempt to explain the work-strain relationship (e.g. Ivancevich & Matteson, 1980; Quick & Quick, 1984; Tetrick & LaRocco, 1987). One of the most influential and well-known models is the demand-control theory. The model was developed by Karasek (1979), who proposed that the joint effects of ‘demands’ and the ‘range of decision-making freedom available to the worker’ (i.e. job control) were important in predicting strain outcomes. A key aspect of the model is the interactive relationship between job demands and job control. Karasek & Theorell (1990) argue that the risk of psychological strain and physical illness increases in a demanding job only when these demands occur in interaction with low job control.

Keywords: Strain Relationship; Occupational Stress; Work Control; Workplace Stress; Mental Health Scale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137310651_15

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