title: [Person-organization fit as a mediator of relationship between work environment and stress among social workers].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Occupational stress of social workers is associated with various psychosocial hazards in the work environment. Some of them affect person-organization fit (P-O fit). The aim of the study was to verify a hypothesis on the mediating role of P-O fit in the relationship between work environment and stress.
  
  
  METHODS
  The research was based on a sample of 500 social workers directly involved in social work. The data were obtained using the Person-Organization Fit Questionnaire by Czarnota-Bojarska, the Work Environment Questionnaire developed by the Department of Occupational Psychology, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) by Cohen et al.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As revealed by the regression analysis of the 4 analyzed work environment factors, only organizational politics was significantly related with perceived stress. Complementary and supplementary dimensions of P-O fit and identification with organization were the mediators of the relationship between organizational policies and stress, but only complementary fit proved to be a total mediator.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study suggest that person-organization fit, especially its complementary aspect, is an essential determinant of accomplishing the core functions of social work and good practice among social workers.
authors.forename: Małlgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waszkowska
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andysz
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Merecz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011057:Politics; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*