The moderate effect of work control on the work stress-job satisfaction relationship and work stress-organizational citizenship behavior relationship / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the moderate effect of work control on the work stress-organizational citizenship behavior relationship and work stress-job satisfaction relationship.Methods 200 employees of five corporations in Shandong province were surveyed by questionnaires using work control scale,work stress scale,organizational citizenship behavior scale and job satisfaction scale.Results Work stress was negatively correlated with job satisfaction(r=-0.28,P＜0.01)and organizational citizenship behavior(r=-0.25,P＜0.01).Job satisfaction was significantly higher for employees who perceived high work control under certain work stress(β=0.16,P＜0.05).The relationship between work stress and organizational citizenship behavior was significantly stronger for employees who perceived high work control under certain work stress(β=0.19,P＜0.05).Conclusion The final results showed that work stress Was negatively correlated with organizational citizenship behavior.Work control had a positively moderate effect on the relationship between work stress and organizational citizenship behavior and the relationship between work stress and job satisfaction.