Occupational Stressors and Well‐being among Chinese Employees: The Role of Organisational Commitment

Cette recherche examine les elements occupationnels stressants et le bien-etre pour des occupations de nature manuelles et intellectuelles, avec des echantillons provenant de la Chine et de Hong Kong et des instruments standards valides dans la recherche occidentale. Les resultats demontrent que les elements occupationnels stressants jouent un role significatif dans la determination de la satisfaction au travail et du bien-etre physique et mental. La fiabilite des instruments standards utilises dans la recherche occidentale (incluant le “Occupational Stress Indicator-2”[Williams & Cooper, 1996] et le questionnaire d’engagement organisationnel [Mowday, Steers, & Porter, 1979]) est demontree. Les resultats demontrent aussi que l’engagement organisationnel et le bien-etre sont positivement relies. Plusieurs regressions hierarchiques sont utilisees pour demontrer les effets moderateurs de l’engagement organisationnel sur les resultats du stress qui sont mis en evidence dans les societes occidentales. L’etude repliquative avec des participants chinois contribue a la generalisation des theories en psychologie organisationnelle. This paper examines occupational stressors and well-being for blue- and white-collar occupations with Chinese and Hong Kong samples using standardised instruments validated in Western research. The study demonstrates that occupational stressors play a significant role in determining job satisfaction, mental and physical well-being. The reliability of standardised instruments used in Western research (including the Occupational Stress Indicator-2 [Williams & Cooper, 1996] and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire [Mowday, Steers, & Porter, 1979]) is demonstrated. The results of the study show that organisational commitment and well-being are positively related. A number of hierarchical regressional analyses (Cohen & Cohen, 1983) are used to demonstrate the moderating effects of organisational commitment in the stress outcomes that are evidenced in Western societies. The replication of research with Chinese subjects contributes to the generalisability of theories in organisational psychology.

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