title: Effects of components of personal need for structure on occupational strain.
abstract: The relationship of two elements of personal need for structure-desire for structure and negative reaction to lack of structure-to vulnerability to occupational strain was investigated. Data obtained from a questionnaire administered to female hospital personnel in Finland and analyzed with structural equation models indicated that a high personal desire for structure had a buffering effect on psychic strain symptoms, whereas a tendency to express negative reactions when confronted with a lack of structure intensified symptoms of strain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Vantaa, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kivimäki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elovainio
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nord
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology*