Locus of control and well-being at work: How generalizable are western findings?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Spector, PE; Cooper, CL; Sanchez, JI; O'Driscoll, M; Sparks, K; Bernin, P; Büssing, A; Dewe, P; Hart, P; Lu, L; Miller, K; De Moraes, LR; Ostrognay, GM; Pagon, M; Pitariu, HD; Poelmans, SAY; Radhakrishnan, P; Russinova, V; Salamatov, V; Salgado, JF; Shima, S; Siu, OL; Stora, JB; Teichmann, M; Theorell, T; Vlerick, P; Westman, M; Widerszal-Bazyl, M; Wong, PTP; Yu, SF
• 署名单位: State University System of Florida; University of South Florida; University of Manchester; State University System of Florida; Florida International University; University of Waikato
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/3069359
• 发表日期: 2002
• 页码: 453-466
• 关键词: personality; employees; japanese; self; dimensions; PSYCHOLOGY; countries; american; emotion; stress

摘要

Managers from 24 geopolitical entities provided data on work locus of control, job satisfaction, psychological strain, physical strain, and individualism/collectivism. The hypothesis that the salutary effects of perceived control on well-being are universal was supported because relations of work locus of control with well-being at work were similar in almost all the sampled areas. Furthermore, the individualism/collectivism level of each sample did not moderate the magnitude of correlations of work locus of control with measures of well-being. Findings indicate that control beliefs contribute to well-being universally, but we suggest that how control is manifested can still differ.