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Industrial relations stress and job satisfaction: Concurrent effects and mediation
Author(s) -
Kelloway E. Kevin,
Barling Julian,
Shah Afsar
Publication year - 1993
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.4030140506
Subject(s) - job satisfaction , mediation , mood , psychology , industrial relations , job attitude , social psychology , job stress , stress (linguistics) , job performance , clinical psychology , management , political science , economics , linguistics , philosophy , law
We examine the effects of negative and positive industrial relations stress on both mood (negative and positive) and job satisfaction. Twenty industrial relations practitioners completed daily reports of industrial relations stress, mood, and job satisfaction over a 20‐day period. After controlling for serial correlation, negative industrial relations stress affected negative mood and, in turn, job satisfaction. Positive industrial relations stress had direct effects on both positive mood and job satisfaction with positive mood also affecting job satisfaction. All effects were concurrent with no next‐day effects of stress on mood or job satisfaction. Further research on industrial relations stress is both warranted and encouraged.