Occupational stress and working climate profiles of medical professionals and auxiliary personnel: ten years after reunification

Kirkcaldy, Bruce; Petersen, Lars‐Eric; Trimpop, Rüdiger

doi:10.1002/1099-1700(200010)16:5<287::aid-smi875>3.0.co;2-o

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“…Perhaps the most notable finding of this study was the nonsignificant difference in occupational stress between East- and West-German managers. This is not in agreement with previous findings in a trilogy of studies by Trimpop and Kirkcaldy (1998), Kirkcaldy, Furnham, and Trimpop (1999), and Kirkcaldy, Petersen, and Trimpop (2000). A plausible explanation lies in “time-adaptation,” that is, managers have had the opportunity to accommodate the changing demands imposed by unification throughout the last decade.…”

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“…There was no evidence to support this hypothesis. Again this was congruent with Kirkcaldy, Petersen, and Trimpop's (2000) findings in a large-scale survey of medical professionals and auxiliary personnel, of significant differences between those working in the old or the new federal states. In the current study with managers, predominantly from the private sector, no difference was observed neither for ''organizational satisfaction" (manner in which the organization is structured and its functioning) nor for organizational commitment.…”

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“…Certainly, work atmosphere had been more favorably rated among East Germans. Kirkcaldy, Petersen, and Trimpop (2000) for example, reported in a detailed survey of several thousand German medical professionals and auxiliary personnel that the evaluation of working climate was more favorable in the new federal states than in the old federal states. One reason for this finding seems to be that East-German executives continue to promote collective values (Lang & Wald, 1992) and are less inclined to adopt the Western managerial emphasis of competitive-oriented working behavior (Köhler, 1997; Ulrich, 1997).…”

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“…As regards job satisfaction, the findings concerning East and West Germans have been to same extent equivocal, although a tendency toward more favorable evaluation of satisfaction at work has been reported among East Germans (e. g., Kirkcaldy, Petersen, & Trimpop, 2000). Certainly, work atmosphere had been more favorably rated among East Germans.…”

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A select group of managers in the private and public sector working in the new and old German federal states were administered the German version of the Pressure Management Indicator (PMI; Williams, Kirkcaldy, & Cooper, 1999 ). Twenty-four scale scores were assessed encompassing diverse aspects of occupational stress, individual differences (type A, locus of control, and coping), and outcome variables (work satisfaction, physical and psychological health). Several differences were observed between those managers reared and educated in the former East Germany and those from the former West Germany. East-German managers, for example, were characterized by an external locus of control with regard to their jobs and revealed higher type A scores compared to their West-German counterparts. Furthermore, although there were no differences in the evaluation of working climate nor in subjectively perceived occupational stress, specific outcome variables such as self-reported physical and psychological health did differ between West- and East-German managers. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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The occupational stress and health outcome profiles of clinical directors in child and adolescent psychiatry

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2002

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Over 60 per cent of the Consultant Medical Directors of all 102 German Clinics for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry responded to a comprehensive questionnaire to assess specific facets of occupational stress and health outcome (psychological and physical well‐being), as well as individual difference variables (Type A behaviour, Locus of Control, and coping). Compared to other managers (n = 287), the medical professionals tended to exhibit greater job‐related stress, more specifically in terms of workload, managerial role and daily hassles. Conversely, they reported less stress associated with recognition and achievement. There were no differences in terms of Type A behaviour and coping, but medical directors displayed higher levels of internal locus of control. The majority expressed favourable evaluation of working climate. Overall, they were more satisfied with their work and this was most apparent with respect to intrinsic job satisfaction, organizational satisfaction and organizational security. Daily hassles (day to day irritants and aggravations in the workplace) emerged as the single stress determinant of physical and psychological well‐being for the physician group. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Occupational stress and health outcome among British and German managers

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Trimpop²,

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2002

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A large sample of German and British managers selected from the private and public sectors completed the pressure management indicator (PMI). The PMI is a 120‐item self‐report questionnaire developed from the occupational stress indicator (OSI). The PMI provides a global measure as well as differentiated profiles of occupational stress. Outcome measures include work satisfaction, organisational security, organisational satisfaction, and commitment, as well as physical wellbeing (physical symptoms and exhaustion) and psychological health (anxiety depression, worry and resilience). In addition moderator variables are assessed including type A behaviour, internal locus of control and coping strategies. The data from the PMI show that, when compared with British managers, the German managers reported greater job satisfaction and lower levels of resilience. The German managers displayed substantially higher pressure from the home‐work interface but less pressure from the need to have their achievements recognised. German managers reported higher levels of impatience (a sub‐scale of type A behaviour), coupled with high internal control (extent to which individual feels able to influence and control events) and made more use of coping strategies, especially problem focussed measures.

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Occupational stress and working climate profiles of medical professionals and auxiliary personnel: ten years after reunification

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Managing the Stress of Bringing the Economy in the Eastern German States to the Level of the Western German States

Managing the Stress of Bringing the Economy in the Eastern German States to the Level of the Western German States

The occupational stress and health outcome profiles of clinical directors in child and adolescent psychiatry

Occupational stress and health outcome among British and German managers

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