Work stressors and coworker support as predictors of individual strain andjob performance

This study examined job stressors anti coworker social support in relation to both psychological strains and performance. One hundred and ninety-eight door-to-door bookdealers, employed on a seasonal basis, completed self-rep ort measures of job stressors, psychological strains, coworker social suppo rt, and job performance. Performance data were also obtained from company r ecords. Results indicated that stressors predicted both psychological strai ns and one of the two measures of performance. The strongest predictor was a job-specific measure of chronic stressors. Social support predicted psych ological strains, although it was only weakly related to performance. There was no evidence that social support moderated the effects of any of the st ressors. Implications of these findings are discussed. Copyright (C) 2000 J ohn Wiley Br Sons, Ltd.