EFFECTS OF COMPONENTS OF PERSONAL NEED FOR STRUCTURE ON OCCUPATIONAL STRAIN

The relationship of two elements of personal need for structure-desire for structure and negative reaction to lack of structure-to vulnerabi lity to occupational strain was investigated. Data obtained from a que stionnaire administered to female hospital personnel in Finland and an alyzed with structural equation models indicated that a high personal desire for structure had a buffering effect on psychic strain symptoms , whereas a tendency to express negative reactions when confronted wit h a lack of structure intensified symptoms of strain.