Social Support, Occupational Stress, and Health

Effects of perceived job stress on depressive symptoms in blue-collar workers of an electrical factory in Japan.

“…Thus the present results are not attributable to self-selection of job by workers suffering from job unsuitability. The following explanations are possible: (i) job unsuitability may last for a longer period because it mainly depends on the relationship between workers' skills and abilities and job contents, while other job stressors, such as job overload, may change more over time according to changes in situations at the workplace; (ii) it may be more difficult for workers to cope with job unsuitability than with other job stressor s, as suggested by a previous finding (22) that the effects of work load on depression is more likely to be buffered by support from family members than those of role ambiguity, future ambigu ity, and skill underutilization; and (iii) the present results might be explained by the theory of learned helplessness recently introduced to work settings (23). Such attributional style learned by workers suffering from job unsuitability could cause long-term depressive symptoms.…”

The impact of employee perceptions of training on organizational commitment and turnover intentions: a study of multinationals in the Chinese service sector

“…The combined evidence suggests that social support is an essential determinant of organisational effectiveness. For a number of decades, researchers have consistently demonstrated that social support is an important resource in that it facilitates the psychological, physical and overall well-being of individuals (La Rocco and Jones, 1978;La Rocco et al, 1980). Social support comes from three sources: family and friends, work colleagues (Ganster et al, 1986) and the immediate supervisor (Eisenberger et al, 2002).…”

The Buffering Role of Social Support on the Relationship between Job Stress and Intention to Leave

“…However, there are studies that do not support this buffering hypothesis (e.g., Beehr, Jex, Stacy, & Murray, 2000;Ko & Yom, 2003;Rahim, 1997); while social support is sometimes observed as having a buffering effect on certain strains, but not for others. For instance, some studies have indicated that social support has a buffering effect when the strains concern mental and physical health, although this has not been demonstrated if the strains are job related (Jamal, 2013;LaRocco, House, & French, 1980). In another study, such an impact was shown in role performance but not in extra-role performance (Schreurs et al, 2012).…”