WORK MEANINGFULNESS AND ITS IMPACT ON STRESS APPRAISAL ADAM PERVEZ ...

WORK MEANINGFULNESS

AND ITS IMPACT ON

STRESS APPRAISAL

by

ADAM PERVEZ

MARILYN V. WHITMAN, COMMITTEE CHAIR

MICHAEL T. FORD, COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR

MAURA J. MILLS

GARY R. THURGOOD

ANDREW A. BENNETT

A DISSERTATION

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements

for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

in the Department of Management

in the Graduate School of

The University of Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA

2019

Copyright Adam Pervez 2019

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

ABSTRACT

The Transactional Model of Stress posits that stressors are cognitively appraised and

those appraised as challenges or threats are coped with to return to homeostasis (Lazarus &

Folkman, 1984). This study incorporated job meaningfulness, the degree of significance one

holds toward one¡¯s job, into the Transactional Model of Stress as a mediator between appraisal

and coping to determine its effect on turnover intent and burnout. Results indicated support for

job meaningfulness as a mediator in the Transactional Model of Stress and meaning-focused

coping¡¯s significant negative relationship with turnover intent and the emotional exhaustion and

cynicism facets of burnout and significant positive relationship with the professional efficacy

component of burnout. An alternative model was presented and demonstrated strong, significant

relationships between job meaningfulness and the outcome variables. A call is made to

investigate task meaningfulness, the degree of significance held by an individual toward a piece

of work. Implications and future directions are discussed.

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DEDICATION

This dissertation is dedicated to my friends, family, committee, and all of the kind and

generous people I¡¯ve met around the world. Thank you for your guidance, love, encouragement,

and wisdom.

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

TPWB

Theory of Purposeful Work Behavior

EMS

Emergency Medical Services

PTSD

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

SEM

Structural Equation Modeling

SAM

Stress Appraisal Measure

WAMI

Work as Meaning Inventory

MBI-GS Maslach Burnout Inventory ¨C General Survey

CFA

Confirmatory Factor Analysis

¦Â

Standardized Regression Coefficient

¦Ö2

Tests Model Fit Using a Chi-Squared Distribution

p

Probability Value

JDR

Job-Demands Resources Model

COR

Conservation of Resources Theory

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