INFLUENCE OF NEGATIVE ROLE PERCEPTIONS ON PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS DYNAMICS - A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
INFLUENCE OF NEGATIVE ROLE PERCEPTIONS ON PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS DYNAMICS - A LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents data from longitudinal study on the effects of two role stressors - ambiguity and conflict on psychological stress of employees of the same organization. We differentiate four levels of stress but we test the hypothesis that the stressors affect only two of them. Subjective reactions are diagnosed through four measurements of non-homogeneous sample on sex, tenure and activity. The data illustrate that both stressors determine the dynamics of the stress reactions in a specific way. Role ambiguity evokes long lasting feeling of uncertainty. Role conflict causes a state of depression in a given moment but depending on the frequency of emotions. The discriminant analysis reveals a complex of emotions, which is typical for the depressive state development.

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