Job characteristics

Their relationship to job satisfaction, stress and depression

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15345786
AutoresRenier Steyn (0000-0002-2446-3662, University of South Africa, autor de correspondencia), Naseema Vawda (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa)
Año2014
Volumen24
Número3
Páginas281-284
Fecha de publicación2014-05-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2014.906076
PMID25632265
PMCIDPMC4306429
OpenAlexW2100937957
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas14

This study investigated the influences of job characteristics on job satisfaction, stress and depression among South African white collar workers. Participants were managers in full-time employment with large organisations. They completed the Job Diagnostic Survey, the Perceived Stress Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory. A regression approach was used to predict job satisfaction, stress and depression from job characteristics. Job characteristics (skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and feedback) predicted job satisfaction, as well as stress and depression. Job characteristics are weak predictors of perceived stress and depression. Work related factors, such as interpersonal relations and organisational culture, may better predict mental health in work settings

Autonomy · Beck Depression Inventory · Core self-evaluations · Job attitude · Job design · Job performance · Job satisfaction · Job stress · Mental health · Personnel psychology · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress and Burnout Research · Workplace Health and Well-being