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Work-induced changes in feelings of mastery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20307018     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Past theory and research indicate that conditions of work can have lasting effects on job incumbents. R. A. Karasek and T. Theorell (1990), for example, proposed that workers' feelings of mastery increase with levels of job demands and job control, and that these effects are mediated by the process of active learning. To test these propositions, 657 school teachers completed scales assessing job demands, control, active learning, and mastery on 2 occasions, 8 months apart. As hypothesized, job control predicted change in mastery, an effect that was mediated by active learning. Job demands had a weaker effect on change in mastery. The demands-mastery relationship was moderated by job control, so that under conditions of high control, but not low control, increasing job demands were associated with gains in mastery. The findings partially support R. A. Karasek and T. Theorell's (1990) predictions regarding the main, interactive, and mediated effects of job conditions on employee mastery.
Authors:
Graham L Bradley
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of psychology     Volume:  144     ISSN:  0022-3980     ISO Abbreviation:  J Psychol     Publication Date:    2010 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-23     Completed Date:  2010-04-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376332     Medline TA:  J Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  97-119     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Griffith University, PMB 50 Gold Coast Mail Centre, Queensland 9726, Australia. g.bradley@griffith.edu.au
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Achievement*
Adult
Career Mobility*
Employment / psychology*
Female
Humans
Inservice Training
Internal-External Control*
Job Satisfaction
Male
Middle Aged
Queensland
Questionnaires
Social Environment
Social Responsibility
Teaching
Workload / psychology
Young Adult

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