“…Role ambiguity and conflict contribute to adverse RS whereas workload may be a constructive stressor until stress levels exceed the coping skills and resources available to the employee (Crawford et al, 2010;Jamal, 1984Jamal, , 1985Newton and Teo, 2014;Schaufeli and Bakker, 2004;Singh et al, 1994) The general view that high levels of RS is detrimental to individuals and organizations has been widely supported and the subject of over 300 journal articles (Ortqvist and Wincent, 2006). Organizational and individual problems associated with RS include absenteeism (Goetzel et al, 1998); turnover (Mann, 1996); burnout (Holloway and Wallinga, 1990); emotional exhaustion (Posig and Kickul, 2003); deteriorating personal health (Cooper et al, 2001); job dissatisfaction (Cervoni and DeLucia-Waack, 2011); reduced organizational commitment ( Johnston et al, 1990); and lower performance 688 PR 45,4 (Abramis, 1994;Babin and Boles, 1996a, b;Lindegård et al, 2014;Oldenburg et al, 2014;Rebele and Micheals, 1990).…”