Decreasing Damaging Effects of Stress-Bound Situations: Towards a New Model of Leadership under Stress

Abstract

In jobs or tasks where no possibility exists to avoid stress (e. g. combat action) repeated exposure is likely to produce relatively permanent damage in groups or individuals. Previous research by Pereira (1964-1981) demonstrated this fact in the case of marines involved in counter-guerrilla activity. Pereira and Jesuino (1982, using Fiedler's model as a framework, have shown that appropriate leadership can buffer the consequences of stress. To understand how such an effect comes about, the authors developed and began test on a model of leadership-group transactions. The results of this field study show that leadership has a significant bearing on the stressors strain interface. Bureaucratic expertise is a prerequisite for leader and subordinates' acceptance of one another. Continuation of the research and some practical applications of the are discussed. Keywords: Stress (Physiology); Stress (Psychology); Organizational Behavior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA178379

Entities

People

  • Jorge Jesuino
  • Orlindo Pereira

Organizations

  • NOVA University Lisbon

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Counters
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Land Transportation
  • Leadership
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Psychology
  • Organizational Structure
  • Probability
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Training

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