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The moderating role of gender in the relationship between general work stress and different sources of work stress
Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/124758 The moderating role of gender in the relationship between general work stress and different sources of work stress Reid, Cailin De Bruin, Gideon Pieter Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology. Burn out (Psychology) -- South Africa Job stress -- South Africa Autonomy (Psychology) -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Stress and burnout have quickly become buzzwords in the modern-day workplace. As such, work stress and different sources thereof, began attracting a large amount of research interest, with several studies pointing towards gender being a significant demographic characteristic to explore in the study of different stressors and strain at work. The main aim of the study was to explore potential moderating effects of gender in the relationships between subjectively experienced, general work stress and eight key sources of work stress, namely role ambiguity, relationships, tools and equipment, lack of career advancement, job insecurity, lack of autonomy, work-home interface and workload, as measured by the Sources of Work Stress Inventory (SWSI; de Bruin & Taylor, 2006a). Gender differences were studied in the meanings and manifestations, and levels of general work stress and the eight sources thereof; as well as in the relations between the eight sources of work stress and general work stress. The relative importance of the different sources of work stress in predicting general work stress across gender, was also explored. Operationally, this study was performed on archival data of 1256 South African working adults (1256 men and 802 women), using moderated multiple regression (MRR) as the primary method of analysis. The results of the study revealed greater similarities than differences in the men’s and women’s manifestations and levels of the eight sources of work stress and general work stress. Further and most notably, the results showed that gender did not moderate the relationships between any of the eight sources of work stress and general work stress. However, separate regression equations were still needed for men and women for seven of the sources of work stress, with the exception of work-home interface. Slight differences were also found in the relative importance of the different sources of work stress in the predication of general work stress, specifically within the experience of job insecurity, workload and lack of autonomy. Theoretically, these results contribute by providing answers to many inclusive and conflicting studies of the role of gender in work stress. Practically, these results suggest that men and women are more similar in their experiences of stressors and strain than most research or general public opinion might suggest. With this being said, however, a gender gap still exists, in that women still remain underrepresented in positions of power and authority, especially in male-dominated industries in South Africa, making it necessary to explore and address unique stressors for women as well as other, non-stress-related barriers to entry and advancement for women. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Stres en uitbranding het vinnig gonswoorde in die hedendaagse werkplek geword. Sodanig het werkstres en verskillende bronne daarvan 'n groot hoeveelheid navorsingsbelangstelling begin lok, met verskeie studies wat daarop dui dat geslag 'n beduidende demografiese kenmerk is om te verken in die studie van verskillende stressors en spanning by die werk. Die hoofdoel van die studie was om potensiële modererende effekte van geslag in die verhoudings tussen subjektief ervaarde, algemene werkstres en agt sleutelbronne van werkstres te ondersoek, naamlik roldubbelsinnigheid, verhoudings, gereedskap en toerusting, gebrek aan loopbaanvordering, werksonsekerheid, gebrek aan outonomie, werk-huis-koppelvlak en werklading, soos gemeet deur die Sources of Work Stress Inventory (SWSI; de Bruin & Taylor, 2006a). Geslagsverskille is bestudeer in die betekenisse en manifestasies, en vlakke van algemene werkstres en die agt bronne daarvan; asook in die verband tussen die agt bronne van werkstres en algemene werkstres. Die relatiewe belangrikheid van die verskillende bronne van werkstres in die voorspelling van algemene werkstres oor geslag, is ook ondersoek. Operasioneel is hierdie studie uitgevoer op argiefdata van 1256 Suid-Afrikaanse werkende volwassenes (1256 mans en 802 vroue), met behulp van gemodereerde veelvuldige regressie (MVR) as die primêre metode van analise. Die resultate van die studie het meer ooreenkomste geopenbaar as verskille in die mans- en vroue se manifestasies en vlakke van die agt bronne van werkstres en algemene werkstres. Verder en veral, het die resultate getoon dat geslag nie die verwantskappe tussen enige van die agt bronne van werkstres en algemene werkstres modereer nie. Afsonderlike regressievergelykings was egter steeds nodig vir mans en vroue vir sewe van die bronne van werkstres, met die uitsondering van werk-huis-koppelvlak. Geringe verskille is ook gevind in die relatiewe belangrikheid van die verskillende bronne van werkstres in die voorspelling van algemene werkstres, spesifiek binne die ervaring van werksonsekerheid, werklading en gebrek aan outonomie. Teoreties dra hierdie resultate by deur antwoorde te verskaf op baie inklusiewe en teenstrydige studies van die rol van geslag in werkstres. Prakties dui hierdie resultate daarop dat mans en vroue meer soortgelyk is in hul ervarings van stressors en spanning as wat die meeste navorsing of algemene publieke opinie kan voorstel. Met dit gesê, bestaan daar egter steeds 'n geslagsgaping, aangesien vroue steeds onderverteenwoordig bly in magsposisies en gesagsposisies, veral in manlike gedomineerde bedrywe in Suid-Afrika, wat dit nodig maak om unieke stressors vir vroue sowel as ander, nie-stresverwante hindernisse tot toegang en vooruitgang vir vroue te ondersoek en aan te spreek. Masters 2022-03-11T08:25:58Z 2022-04-29T09:31:04Z 2022-03-11T08:25:58Z 2022-04-29T09:31:04Z 2022-04 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124758 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xv, 197 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Burn out (Psychology) -- South Africa Job stress -- South Africa Autonomy (Psychology) -- South Africa UCTD Reid, Cailin The moderating role of gender in the relationship between general work stress and different sources of work stress |
| title | The moderating role of gender in the relationship between general work stress and different sources of work stress |
| title_full | The moderating role of gender in the relationship between general work stress and different sources of work stress |
| title_fullStr | The moderating role of gender in the relationship between general work stress and different sources of work stress |
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| title_short | The moderating role of gender in the relationship between general work stress and different sources of work stress |
| title_sort | moderating role of gender in the relationship between general work stress and different sources of work stress |
| topic | Burn out (Psychology) -- South Africa Job stress -- South Africa Autonomy (Psychology) -- South Africa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124758 |
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