Relationships of protective factors to stress and symptoms of illness.
OBJECTIVE
To examine relationships of work and individual protective factors to health outcomes.


METHODS
Participants from 2 corporate samples completed measures of supervisor support, hardiness, coping, global stress, and symptoms of illness.


RESULTS
Regression analyses indicated that higher scores on hardiness and approach coping and being male predicted lower scores on stress and symptoms of illness. Additionally, supervisor support predicted fewer symptoms of illness but did not have a spillover effect onto stress.


CONCLUSIONS
Interventions that enhance individual protective factors primarily and work protective factors secondarily may be most effective in reducing stress and illness among employees.
Dolbier
Christyn L
CL
Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Smith
Shanna E
SE
Steinhardt
Mary A
MA
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*