title: Effort-reward balance as a mediator of the relationship between supplementary person-organization fit and perceived stress among middle-level managers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study has aimed to identify the relations between the supplementary person-organization fit (P-O fit) and the perceived stress among managerial staff, with special regard to the mediating role of the effort-reward balance.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study sample consisted of 715 middle-level managers, aged 25-64 years old, employed in large companies. To measure the selected variables, the authors used the Questionnaire of Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI), Perceived Stress Scale - 10 (PSS-10), and Person-Organization Fit Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The regression analysis revealed that the perceived effort-reward imbalance partially mediated the negative relationship between the supplementary person-organization fit and stress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that even when the characteristics of the manager and organization are highly congruent, the managers will experience stress if their work involves heavy effort or when this effort is not compensated properly. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(2):305-312.
authors.affiliation: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Health and Work Psychology). malgorzata.waszkowska@imp.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waszkowska
authors.affiliation: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Health and Work Psychology). awojcik@imp.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacukowicz
authors.affiliation: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Health and Work Psychology). drabek@imp.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drabek
authors.affiliation: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Health and Work Psychology). merecz@imp.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Merecz-Kot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012201:Reward; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: distress; effort–reward imbalance; middle-level managers; personnel management; person–organization fit; stress at work