Does distraction facilitate problem-focused coping with job stress? A 1 year longitudinal study

This study examined the sole and combined effects of problem-focused coping and distraction on employee well-being (i.e., stress responses and job performance) using two-wave panel survey data with a 1-year time lag. Participants were 488 male employees, who worked for a construction machinery compa...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral medicine 2007-10, Vol.30 (5), p.423-434
Main Authors: SHIMAZU, Akihito, SCHAUFELI, Wilmar B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Coping
Coping strategies
Distraction
Emotions
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Japan
Job performance
Longitudinal studies
Male
Occupational psychology
Occupational stress
Problem Solving
Psychological wellbeing
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Stress
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Work condition. Job performance. Stress
Workplace - psychology
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Summary:This study examined the sole and combined effects of problem-focused coping and distraction on employee well-being (i.e., stress responses and job performance) using two-wave panel survey data with a 1-year time lag. Participants were 488 male employees, who worked for a construction machinery company in western Japan. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine whether distraction moderates the relationship of problem-focused coping with well-being. More use of problem-focused coping was negatively related to subsequent stress responses among those high in distraction. The combination of high problem-focused coping and high distraction was positively related to subsequent job performance, although it was limited only to the high job stress situation. Results suggest that the combination of high problem-focused coping and high distraction may lead to lower stress responses and better performance (but only in high job stress situations for performance) than the combination of high problem-focused coping and low distraction, at least for male blue-collar workers.
ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1007/s10865-007-9109-4