Kendray, Sonya (Tammy) (2008) Using Work Characteristics to Predict Affective Wellbeing and Depression in Employees: Demand-Control-Support Model. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Occupational stress is of great concern in the present day showing effects at organisational, societal, and at the individual employee level. The focus of the present study was to examine particular work characteristics of the Demand Control Support Model and their relationship to levels of employee well being. The current study investigated relationships between work characteristics of demands, control, supervisor support, and co-worker support in the Demand-Control-Support model, and depression, positive affect, and negative affect, in a sample of employed Australians (> 18). Gender and age were also examined in the prediction of depression, whilst controlling for these demographic variables along with positive and negative affect. All information collected, including demographic details was conducted via an online survey. The Job Related Affective Wellbeing Scale was used to ascertain levels of positive and negative affect, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale to ascertain levels of depression, and Work Environment Questionnaire to ascertain perceived levels of demands, control, supervisor and co-worker support. Hierarchical regression was used for analysis, which revealed demands, control, and supervisor support were not significant predictors of depression when controlling for positive and negative affect, gender and age, however co-worker support was a significant predictor over and above these controlled variables. Work characteristics were however significant predictors of positive and negative affect when controlling for gender and age. Implications of these findings were then discussed, concluding the importance of including positive and negative affect in models examining occupational stress. Following this a number of limitations to the study were discussed.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Tony Machin |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2025 02:04 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Nov 2025 02:04 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52462 |
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