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| Title | The double meaning of control: Three-way interactions between internal resources, job control, and stressors at work |
| Available Online | http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=search.disp... |
| Publication Date | July 2008 |
| Author | Laurenz L. Meier, Norbert K. Semmer, Achim Elfering, and Nicola Jacobshagen |
| Source | Journal of Occupational Health Psychology |
| Source Type | Journal Article |
| Summary | This article focuses on the role of locus of control in the job demands-control model. Using a sample of 96 service employees, the authors found that job control attenuated the effects of stressors on resulting strain and musculoskeletal pain only for employees with an internal locus of control. For employees with an external locus of control, having more job control actually resulted in greater strain and musculoskeletal pain as job stressors increased. Thus, it appears that having a high level of job control, in and of itself, is insufficient to ameliorate the effects of stressors. |
| Reference | Meier, L. L., Semmer, N. K., Elfering, A., & Jacobshagen, N. (2008). The double meaning of control: Three-way interactions between internal resources, job control, and stressors at work. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 13(3) 244-258. |