PSYC 3050 Chapter : Chapter 11
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Stress and strains (figure 11. 1: stress any force that puts a psychological or physical function beyond its range of stability, stress leads to strain, strain undesirable personal outcome that results from stressful experiences. Interpersonal relationships with supervisors and co-workers also give rise to stress: career development and change. Warr"s environmental determinants of well-being (table 11. 2: opportunity for personal control, opportunity for skill use, variety, environmental clarity, valued social position, externally-generated goals, availability of money, physical security, supportive supervisor, opportunity for interpersonal contact. Factors related to job-related well-being: the more one"s job provides the factors in warr"s model, the greater one"s well-being, you can have too much of a good thing , too many demands and too much responsibility can overwhelm employees. Lack of job security, time pressures at work, poor sup/sub relations affected marital satisfaction. Layoffs have very detrimental effects on surviving employees.