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Linking work conditions to unpleasant affect: Cognition, categorization and goals
Author(s) -
Daniels Kevin,
Harris Claire,
Briner Rob B.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1348/0963179041752628
Subject(s) - psychology , categorization , cognition , affect (linguistics) , coping (psychology) , reciprocal , cognitive psychology , social psychology , clinical psychology , computer science , communication , philosophy , neuroscience , linguistics , artificial intelligence
Current approaches to work stress do not address in detail the mental processes by which work events cause unpleasant affect. We propose a cognitive account that incorporates: (1) the distinction between controlled and automatic information processing; (2) the categorization of emotionally relevant stimuli; (3) the role of mental models in coping choice; (4) the enactment of beneficial job conditions through coping; and (5) reciprocal influences between cognition and affect. We conclude by discussing how this account can help explain a range of findings in the work stress literature and how a cognitive approach to work stress informs practice.