Work stress, Chinese work values, and work well-being in the Greater China

J Soc Psychol. 2011 Nov-Dec;151(6):767-83. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2010.538760.

Abstract

Work values influence our attitudes and behavior at work, but they have rarely been explored in the context of work stress. The aim of this research was thus to test direct and moderating effects of Chinese work values (CWV) on relationships between work stressors and work well-being among employees in the Greater China region. A self-administered survey was conducted to collect data from three major cities in the region, namely Beijing, Hong Kong, and Taipei (N = 380). Work stressors were negatively related to work well-being, whereas CWV were positively related to work well-being. In addition, CWV also demonstrated moderating effects in some of the stressor-job satisfaction relationships.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Asian People / psychology*
  • China
  • Data Collection
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Job Satisfaction*
  • Male
  • Personal Autonomy
  • Quality of Life / psychology*
  • Social Values / ethnology*
  • Stress, Psychological / complications*
  • Stress, Psychological / ethnology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Taiwan
  • Urban Population
  • Workload / psychology