Combinations of Individual and Organizational Variables and Their Relationship to Stress and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors.
Abstract
The research examined the joint effect of organizational stressors and individual traits on stress responses and coronary heart disease risk factors. A questionnaire measured role conflict, organizational climate, locus of control, and Type A/B behavior patterns. Blood analysis determined the levels of cortisol, total cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol. Factor analysis associated questions with constructs. Multiple regression and analysis of variance were used to test relationships between organizational/individual factors and perceived job stress/coronary heart disease risk factors. The interaction of role conflict and Type A/B behavior pattern was negatively related to cortisol level. Analysis of variance failed to further explain this relationship. No other significant interaction terms were found. Relationships between main effects and dependent variables are shown in Table 1. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA123050
Entities
People
- Steven T. Lofgren
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology