TY - JOUR

T1 - The temporal factor of change in stressor-strain relationships

T2 - A growth curve model on a longitudinal study in East Germany

AU - Garst, Harry

AU - Frese, Michael

AU - Molenaar, Peter C.M.

PY - 2000/6

Y1 - 2000/6

N2 - Several theoretical models describing how stressor-strain relationships unfold in time (e.g., M. Frese & D. Zapf, 1988) were tested with a longitudinal study, with 6 measurement waves, using multivariate latent growth curve models. The latent growth curve model made it possible to decompose trait and state components of strains and to show that both trait and state components are affected by work stressors. Because East Germany constitutes a high-change environment, it is an appropriate setting in which to study the relationship between work stressors and strains. The results showed that both the state and trait components of strains were affected by stressors. For example, individual trends in uncertainty (stressor) and worrying (strain) were related, whereas worrying also showed a short-term relationship with time pressure (another stressor). In particular, the decomposition into trait and state components was only possible with the growth curve method that was used.

AB - Several theoretical models describing how stressor-strain relationships unfold in time (e.g., M. Frese & D. Zapf, 1988) were tested with a longitudinal study, with 6 measurement waves, using multivariate latent growth curve models. The latent growth curve model made it possible to decompose trait and state components of strains and to show that both trait and state components are affected by work stressors. Because East Germany constitutes a high-change environment, it is an appropriate setting in which to study the relationship between work stressors and strains. The results showed that both the state and trait components of strains were affected by stressors. For example, individual trends in uncertainty (stressor) and worrying (strain) were related, whereas worrying also showed a short-term relationship with time pressure (another stressor). In particular, the decomposition into trait and state components was only possible with the growth curve method that was used.

KW - Business psychology

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034195079&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1037/0021-9010.85.3.417

DO - 10.1037/0021-9010.85.3.417

M3 - Journal articles

C2 - 10900816

AN - SCOPUS:0034195079

VL - 85

SP - 417

EP - 438

JO - Journal of Applied Psychology

JF - Journal of Applied Psychology

SN - 0021-9010

IS - 3

ER -