A cross-cultural comparison of job stressors and reactions among employeesholding comparable jobs in live countries

Citation
L. Narayanan et al., A cross-cultural comparison of job stressors and reactions among employeesholding comparable jobs in live countries, INT J STR M, 6(3), 1999, pp. 197-212
Citations number
58
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STRESS MANAGEMENT
ISSN journal
10725245 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
197 - 212
Database
ISI
SICI code
1072-5245(199907)6:3<197:ACCOJS>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The present study examined occupational stress in a cross-cultural context with a sample of female clerical employees from an Eastern and a I Western culture, namely, India and the United States. An open-ended methodology was used to study occupation-specific stress. Two other variables that researc hers have studied in the job stress process, locus of control and social su pport, were also examined. Large differences were obtained in the perceptio n of the source of stress, the coping mechanisms, and reactions to the stre ssor: The implications of these findings are discussed.