Direct and Indirect Relationship Between Social Stressors and Job Performance in Greater China: The Role of Strain and Social Support
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Keywords
Job performance, Mediator, Moderator, Social stressor, Social support, Strain
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2012.665606
Abstract
This study examined the direct relationship between two social stressors (interpersonal conflict and organizational politics) and supervisor-rated job performance among employees in three Chinese societies in Greater China. The potential moderating effects of social support on the relation between social stressors and job performance were also investigated. Further, the potential mediating role of strain between stressors and job performance was tested. Data were collected from 1032 employees in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Taipei. The results showed that both types of social stressors were positively correlated with strain, and negatively related with job performance. There was evidence supporting that social support was a significant moderator of the social stressor–performance relationship. Further, results were consistent with the hypothesis that strain could be a mediator between social stressors and job performance.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, v. 22, issue 5, p. 520-531
Scholar Commons Citation
Siu, Oi-Ling; Lu, Chang-Qin; and Spector, Paul E., "Direct and Indirect Relationship Between Social Stressors and Job Performance in Greater China: The Role of Strain and Social Support" (2013). Psychology Faculty Publications. 753.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/753
