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Theoretical development and empirical examination of the nomological network of off-job reactivity to daily occupational stressors

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dc.contributor.advisor Ackerman, Phillip L.
dc.contributor.author Calderwood, Charles Coleman en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Cindy Zapata
dc.contributor.committeeMember Davood Tofighi
dc.contributor.committeeMember Rustin Meyer
dc.contributor.committeeMember Kanfer, Ruth
dc.contributor.department Psychology en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2013-01-17T21:51:27Z
dc.date.available 2013-01-17T21:51:27Z
dc.date.issued 2012-10-23 en_US
dc.description.abstract A theory of off-job reactivity to daily work stress which encompasses the prediction of levels of reactivity from specific daily occupational stressors and personality traits, and outcomes of state and trait off-job reactivity, is presented and empirically tested. Despite decades of research linking negative spillover to maladaptive work and non-work outcomes, multidimensional studies of manifestations of spillover are rare. While investigators have increasingly recognized that spillover correlates tend to be associated with greater off-job physiological stress responses (Meijman, Mulder, Van Dormolen,&Cremer, 1992), no attempt has been made to incorporate off-job reactivity to daily stress within a multidimensional framework of negative work to non-work spillover. The overarching goal of this dissertation is to develop a model of off-job reactivity to daily occupational stress, comprising cognitive, affective, and behavioral indicators of negative work to non-work spillover. An empirical study is presented in which 75 nurses (N = 75) reported their exposure to different categories of daily work stress and provided measurements of off-job reactivity and anticipated outcomes during their off-job time for four work days. Select personality traits, work characteristics, and trait-level outcome variables were measured via an at-home questionnaire prior to the daily survey period. Empirical validation was obtained for a three-facet, higher-order factor model of off-job reactivity. Negative interpersonal interactions and situational constraints were supported as daily stressor predictors of state off-job reactivity, while trait negative affect and abusive supervision were supported as predictors of this state-level outcome. Elevated off-job reactivity was associated with several maladaptive outcomes, including diminished subjective well-being, elevated work to non-work conflict, greater somatic complaint frequency, and reduced off-job recovery activity pursuit. Implications of these findings for theoretical models of work - non-work relationships, the relative contribution of predictors and outcomes of off-job reactivity, and practical applications of the results of this dissertation are discussed. en_US
dc.description.degree PhD en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45862
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Off-job time en_US
dc.subject Off-job stress reactivity en_US
dc.subject Negative spillover en_US
dc.subject Daily stress en_US
dc.subject Work - non-work relationships en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Job stress
dc.subject.lcsh Work Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcsh Stress (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcsh Mental health
dc.title Theoretical development and empirical examination of the nomological network of off-job reactivity to daily occupational stressors en_US
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dc.type.genre Dissertation
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local.contributor.advisor Ackerman, Phillip L.
local.contributor.corporatename College of Sciences
local.contributor.corporatename School of Psychology
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