Predicting effective coping strategies at work
Abstract
Predictions for coping with events that happen at work were formulated from the Affective Events Theory of Job Satisfaction as well as from Lazarus and Folkman's coping paradigm and tested in a field study. Subjects filled out trait personality information as well as information about personal general coping tendencies. Additionally, subjects filled out a daily diary for five work days which assessed events, mood at time of event, coping reactions to the event, and self-assessed job performance. Finally, a supervisor and co-worker also filled out information about the subject's general coping tendencies as well as job performance information. Several coping styles significantly predicted job performance in different analyses. The results suggest coping styles as an important influence on job performance.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Weiss, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Occupational psychology
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