Longitudinal studies in organizational stress research: a review of the literature with reference to methodological issues.
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T1 - Longitudinal studies in organizational stress research
T2 - a review of the literature with reference to methodological issues.
AU - Zapf, Dieter
AU - Dormann, Christian
AU - Frese, Michael
PY - 1996/4
Y1 - 1996/4
N2 - Demonstrating causal relationships has been of particular importance in organizational stress research. Longitudinal studies are typically suggested to overcome problems of reversed causation and third variables (e.g., social desirability and negative affectivity). This article reviews the empirical longitudinal literature and discusses designs and statistical methods used in these studies. Forty-three longitudinal field reports on organizational stress were identified. Most of the investigations used a 2-wave panel design and a hierarchical multiple regression approach. Six studies with 3 and more waves were found. About 50% of the studies analyzed potential strain-stressor (reversed causation) relationships. In about 33% of the studies there was some evidence of reverse causation. The power of longitudinal studies to rule out third variable explanations was not realized in many studies. Procedures of how to analyze longitudinal data are suggested.
AB - Demonstrating causal relationships has been of particular importance in organizational stress research. Longitudinal studies are typically suggested to overcome problems of reversed causation and third variables (e.g., social desirability and negative affectivity). This article reviews the empirical longitudinal literature and discusses designs and statistical methods used in these studies. Forty-three longitudinal field reports on organizational stress were identified. Most of the investigations used a 2-wave panel design and a hierarchical multiple regression approach. Six studies with 3 and more waves were found. About 50% of the studies analyzed potential strain-stressor (reversed causation) relationships. In about 33% of the studies there was some evidence of reverse causation. The power of longitudinal studies to rule out third variable explanations was not realized in many studies. Procedures of how to analyze longitudinal data are suggested.
KW - Business psychology
KW - Humans
KW - Longitudinal Studies
KW - Occupational Health
KW - Psychology, Industrial
KW - Research Design
KW - Stress, Psychological
KW - Workload
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U2 - 10.1037/1076-8998.1.2.145
DO - 10.1037/1076-8998.1.2.145
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 9547043
AN - SCOPUS:0030112193
VL - 1
SP - 145
EP - 169
JO - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
SN - 1076-8998
IS - 2
ER -