When work strain transcends psychological boundaries: an inquiry into the relationship between time pressure, irritation, work–family conflict and psychosomatic complaints | Zendy

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When work strain transcends psychological boundaries: an inquiry into the relationship between time pressure, irritation, work–family conflict and psychosomatic complaints

Author(s) -

Höge Thomas

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

stress and health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 61

eISSN - 1532-2998

pISSN - 1532-3005

DOI - 10.1002/smi.1226

Subject(s) - irritation , psychology , work–family conflict , stressor , cognition , work (physics) , role conflict , social psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering , immunology

Against the theoretical background of the effort–recovery model and the action regulation theory, the author presents a cross‐sectional questionnaire study testing hypotheses about the relationship between work‐related time pressure, cognitive and emotional irritation, work–family conflict and psychosomatic complaints. Subjects were 576 female home care nurses. Results of a path analysis show that the relation of time pressure and psychosomatic complaints is partially mediated by experiencing a work–family conflict; also the relation of time pressure and work–family conflict is partially mediated by cognitive and emotional irritation. It is argued that cognitive and emotional irritation are fruitful concepts for a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between work stressors and the development of strain‐based work–family conflict. Implications for the prevention of work–family conflict are outlined. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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