Individual Differences, Work Stress and Health

By Norbert K. Semmer, Laurenz L. Meier. 2009

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions

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Employees’ Well‐being in Greater China: The Direct and Moderating Effects of General Self‐efficacy (2007, background): “Recently, the role of individual differences in the stress process has received increasing attention (Semmer, 2003).”
Engagement and emotional exhaustion in teachers: Does the school context make a difference? (2008, methodology): “cope with demanding situations, research guided by the JD–R model has not yet considered such individual employee characteristics (Semmer, 1996).”
Work-Related Stressors and Health-Related Outcomes in Public Service (2015, background): “Stressors do not invariably lead to strain: Everyone is at risk, but some run a relatively higher risk than others, depending on personalities, work expectations, preferences, commitments, skills, and abilities (Semmer, 1996).”
Burnout and Work Engagement: The JD–R Approach (2014, unknown): “For example, they expect things to go well, they accept setbacks and failures as normal, and not as indicative of their own lack of worthiness, and they tend to see life as something that can be influenced and acted upon ” (p. 134) (see also Semmer & Meier 2009, p. 108).”
Being on PAR: Outcomes of a Pilot Trial to Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace With the Promoting Adult Resilience (PAR) Program (2008, background): “There is a convergence of research that highlights the common threads of feelings of competence to deal with life’s setbacks, the expectations of future successes, an internal sense of control and emotional stability (Semmer, 2003).”
Determinants and prevalence of burnout in emergency nurses: a systematic review of 25 years of research. (2015, background): “Passive avoidant and emotional coping strategies, especially when used alone or as a dominant mode of coping, were found to be ineffective in dealing with stress (Shirey, 2006; Shimizutani et al., 2008; Maslach et al., 2001; Semmer, 2003).”
Job insecurity and employee health: The buffering potential of job control and job self-efficacy (2010, background): “Stress researchers have long recognized that individual differences in cognitive processes play a key role in understanding the effects of stressors on health outcomes (Semmer, 2003).”
Teachers' occupational well-being and quality of instruction: The important role of self-regulatory patterns (2008, background): “Research on health-related outcomes has focused on broad personality characteristics, such as emotional stability, internal locus of control, hardiness, self-efficacy, and coping styles (for an overview, see Schaufeli & Enzmann, 1998; Semmer, 1996).”
Employee wellbeing, control and organizational commitment (2009, result): “Research using LOC as a moderator variable has tended to generate mixed and inconclusive results (Semmer, 1996).”
Lack of reciprocity, narcissism, anger, and instigated workplace incivility: A moderated mediation model (2013, background): “Individuals differ, however, also in how they interpret, and react to, stressful work situations (see Semmer & Meier, 2009).”
Interruptions to workflow: Their relationship with irritation and satisfaction with performance, and the mediating roles of time pressure and mental demands (2013, unknown): “‘‘Stress has to do with the thwarting of goals’’ (Semmer, 1996, p. 85).”