The Role of Social Support in Organizational Socialization.

Abstract

The literature on the direct and moderating effects of social support on job stress and strain were applied to the stressful experience of organizational socialization. Co-worker and supervisor support were found to have main effects on un-met expectation stress and on strain (dissatisfaction, low commitment, turnover, intent to turnover, and low self rated performance) among new employees, but not to have moderating effects. It was concluded that social support facilitates adjustment to a new job regardless of stress level. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA128943

Entities

People

  • Cynthia D. Fisher
  • James B. Shaw
  • Richard Woodman
  • William H. Mobley

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Health
  • Human Behavior
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Literature
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Questionnaires
  • Reliability
  • Stresses
  • Supervisors
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.