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Antecedents and consequences of role stress: A covariance structure analysis
Author(s) -
Schaubroeck John,
Cotton John L.,
Jennings Kenneth R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030100104
Subject(s) - lisrel , psychology , role conflict , ambiguity , antecedent (behavioral psychology) , social psychology , job satisfaction , structural equation modeling , organizational commitment , stressor , clinical psychology , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , mathematics
An earlier model of the consequences of role conflict and role ambiguity is expanded to incorporate antecedent job conditions and the outcome of organizational commitment. This newer model clarifies the impact of role stressors on commitment and other established outcomes (i.e. tension, job dissatisfaction, and turnover intention). The antecedent job conditions are added in consideration of research indicating that role conflict and ambiguity do not directly influence affective and behavioral reactions when other perceptions of the work environment are included in the analysis. A LISREL analysis of this model with cross‐validation on an independent sample indicated that the direct effects of participation and co‐worker social support on job satisfaction may account for the direct effects of role conflict and role ambiguity on satisfaction and turnover intention observed in previous studies. In addition, organizational commitment appeared to mediate the effects of other variables on turnover intention. Implications for theories of role‐related variables and directions for future research are discussed.