Investigate Effort-Reward Imbalance and Demand-Control-Support Model in Accession of Psychosomatic Symptoms

Babamiri, Mohammad; Nesi, Abdolkhazem; Arshadi, Nasrin; Zahiri, Azita; Talebyan, Afahin

Document Type : Scientific Research

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Abstract

Objective: With respect to increase of job stress and disease that arise from stress in work environments, purpose of this study was investigated the role of effort-reward imbalance and demand-control-support model in accession of psychosomatic symptoms at staff of a company in Ahwaz.

Method: The statistical population comprised of all personnel of a company in Ahwaz who worked at 1392. The sample consisted of 202 employees, who were selected by simple random sampling method and answered to the effort-reward imbalance, job content, and psychosomatic symptoms in nonclinical context questionnaires. Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM), using SPSS-18 and AMOS-18 software packages. The indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure.

Results: Findings indicated that the proposed model fit the data properly. Also mediating role of overcommitment in effort-reward imbalance model and mediating role of social support in demand-control-support model were confirmed.

Conclusion: With respect to the results, variables that apply at this study, special variables that had a mediating role should be regarded at schedules to reduce job ills and increase of staff health.

Keywords

20.1001.1.23221283.1393.3.11.4.5

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Investigate Effort-Reward Imbalance and Demand-Control-Support Model in Accession of Psychosomatic Symptoms

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Volume 3, Issue 11 - Serial Number 11October 2013Pages 55-87

Volume 3, Issue 11 - Serial Number 11
October 2013
Pages 55-87