The Relationship between Temperament, Job Stress and Overcommitment: A Cross-sectional Study Using the TEMPS-A and a Scale of ERI

Tei-Tominaga, Maki; Akiyama, Tsuyoshi; Miyake, Yuko; Sakai, Yoshie

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“…That study suggested that the major depressive and bipolar disorder groups showed significantly higher depressive, cyclothymic and anxious temperament scores than the control group, and that these types of temperament might be risk factors for mood disorders. The relationship between temperament and job stress has been examined by Sakai et al [16] and Tei-Tominaga et al [17] in employees of a Japanese company. Sakai et al [16] have found that temperament predicted a large share of variance in job stress measured by the NIOSH Generic Job Stress Questionnaire (R 2 = 0.073-0.202).…”

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Relationship between job stress, temperament and depressive symptoms in female nurses

Kikuchi¹,

Nakaya²,

Ikeda³

et al. 2014

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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Objectives: A casual relationship between temperament, job stress and depressive symptoms has not been established yet. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships between job stress, temperament and depressive symptoms in female nurses at a Japanese general hospital. Material and Methods: A self-report survey was conducted among 706 nurses. We measured job stress, temperament, and depressive symptoms using the Brief-Job Stress Questionnaire, the TEMPS-A and a screening scale of items from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. In order to examine the causal relationship between the measures the stepwise multiple regression and path analyses were used. Results: Depressive symptoms were modestly correlated with job stress (γ = -0.23-0.30). Except for hyperthymic temperament measures, the correlations between depressive symptoms and temperament types were significant and moderate (γ = 0.36-0.50). Overtime, job control as well as depressive and cyclothymic types of temperament were significantly correlated with depressive symptoms (β = 0.15, p < 0.05; β = 0.19, p < 0.01; β = 0.26, p < 0.001; β = 0.32, p < 0.001, respectively). Path-analysis revealed that depressive and cyclothymic types of temperament influenced depressive symptoms both directly (β = 0.67, p < 0.001) and indirectly via job stress (β = 0.35, p < 0.001 from temperament to job stress; β = 0.20, p < 0.05 from job stress to depressive symptoms). Irritable and anxious types of temperament and quantitative job overload did not contribute to the path-analytic model. Conclusions: Health care professionals should consider temperament, especially depressive and cyclothymic types, in order to help employees cope better with job stress factors. We need further research about the effective intervention to help employees better cope with their job stress.

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“…Tei-Tominaga et al [17] have found that tempe rament predicted a large share of variance in job stress measured by ERI (R 2 = 0.142-0.355), and that …”

Section: Temperament Job Stress and Depressive Symptoms O R I G I N mentioning

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Relationship between job stress, temperament and depressive symptoms in female nurses

Kikuchi¹,

Nakaya²,

Ikeda³

et al. 2014

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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“…Effective interventions to reduce over-commitment or improve the work situation may be necessary to avoid depressive states among nurses. Studies by Sakai et al [11] and Tei-Tominaga et al [12] suggested that mental health practitioners might offer intervention strategies in accordance with individual temperament. Their studies in Japanese company employees found that temperament predicted a large share of the variance in job stress measured by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Generic Job Stress Questionnaire and by ERI [11,12].…”

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Job stress and temperaments in female nurses

Kikuchi

Nakaya

Ikeda

et al. 2012

Occupational Medicine

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Background According to previous studies, temperament predicts a large share of the variance in job stress. It may be necessary for mental health practitioners to offer intervention strategies in accordance with individual temperament. AimsTo investigate the relationship between job stress and temperament among nurses in a general hospital and to provide insight into personality traits influencing their mental or physical health. MethodsA questionnaire survey of nurses in a general hospital. Work stress was measured using the Japanese version of the Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) scale. Temperament was assessed by a Japanese version of Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego-Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to determine the independent contribution of temperament to effort-reward ratio and over-commitment. ResultsResponse rate was 48% (326/685). Temperament predicted part of the variance of the four ERI ratios (effort-reward ratio 26%; effort-esteem ratio 27%; effort-promotion ratio 26%; and effort-security ratio 18%) and also of over-commitment (38%). Depressive temperament influenced all four ERI ratios and over-commitment. Anxious temperament influenced only over-commitment. ConclusionsNurses with depressive or anxious temperaments should be identified, monitored for signs of job stress and offered interventions to prevent adverse physical and mental effects.

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“…This special issue of Industrial Health, "Individual Susceptibility to Occupational Hazard", deals with the individual variability in the effects of various occupational factors including nine articles which refer to chemical [15][16][17][18] , psychosocial [19][20][21] , biological 22,23) and physical factors 24) . The articles regarding chemical factors include a systematic review by Julvez and Grandjean on neurodevelopmental toxicity 15) .…”

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“…In addition, this paper mentions that male managerial employees may cope with their strong job stress because of high SOC whereas social support is significant for prevention of mental well-being of female workers from work-related stressors. Tei-Tominaga et al 21) point out that depressive and anxious temperaments attenuate the influence of working hours and influence effort and rewards independently; while actual working hours have more impact on perceived high effort, understanding anxious and depressive temperaments have a significant role in stress self-management. Thus, these three studies suggest that individual factors prevent adverse health effects caused by psychosocial stressors at work; establishing adequate intervention strategies are necessary.…”

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Individual Susceptibility to Occupational Hazard

Yokoyama¹

2009

Ind Health

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The Relationship between Temperament, Job Stress and Overcommitment: A Cross-sectional Study Using the TEMPS-A and a Scale of ERI

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