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The Interactive Effects of Chronic Pain, Guilt, and Perfectionism on Work Outcomes
Author(s) -
Hochwarter Wayne A.,
Byrne Zinta S.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00564.x
Subject(s) - psychology , perfectionism (psychology) , chronic pain , clinical psychology , job satisfaction , social psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry
Two studies were conducted examining the interactive effects of chronic pain, perceived perfectionism (e.g., self‐ and socially prescribed), and guilt on job tension and job satisfaction. It was hypothesized that chronic pain would have its most adverse effects on these work outcomes when concurrently coupled with high levels of perceived perfectionism and guilt. In both studies, the results supported the interaction effect of Chronic Pain × Socially Prescribed Perfectionism × Guilt on tension and satisfaction in the expected direction. As predicted, the results also indicated a Chronic Pain × Guilt × Self‐Oriented Perfectionism interaction on job tension. Implications for theory and practice, strengths and limitations, and avenues for future research are provided.