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Intolerance of ambiguity as a moderator of the occupational role stress—strain relationship: A meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Frone Michael R.
Publication year - 1990
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.4030110406
Subject(s) - ambiguity , moderation , occupational stress , psychology , meta analysis , stress (linguistics) , job strain , job stress , social psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , job satisfaction , psychotherapist , philosophy , linguistics , psychosocial
Occupational role stress has received increased attention in recent years. However, there have been few systematic efforts to review potential moderators of the role stress–strain relationship. The few narrative reviews that do exist conclude that the evidence for individual difference moderators is mixed and inconclusive. The purpose of this review was to utilize meta‐analysis to determine whether intolerance of ambiguity represents a significant vulnerability factor in the role stress–strain relationship. Results indicated that intolerance of ambiguity does moderate the impact of role ambiguity. The implications of this finding for future job stress research and stress management programs are discussed.