Social Support as a Buffer of Stressful Job Conditions

摘要

The study tests the hypothesis that social support buffers the effects of stressful working conditions on the health of blue collar workers. Self-reported data via questionnaire (N=1830) include social support (from supervisor, coworkers, spouse, friends/relatives), perceived stress (9 measures) and health outcomes (angina, ulcers, dermatitis, bronchitis, neurosis). Objective job conditions were obtained from company records and expert ratings.