Support from Work Friends and Perceived Occupational Stress with the Mediating Role of Emotion-Focused Rumination

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Department of Management, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ardakan University

2 Department of Public Administration, Organizational Behavior, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ardakan University, Iran

10.22059/jomc.2024.369089.1008618

Abstract

Humans are social beings and communicate with their fellows. When people are supported by their friends in the workplace, they can reduce their work stress. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of Support from work friends on perceived occupational stress with the mediating role of emotion-focused rumination. The current research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in nature. The target population of the study was the employees of Isfahan province Telecommunications Company. To determine the sample size, Krejcie and Morgan's table was used; based on this table, the sample size of 210 people was determined, and sampling was done using a convenience method. The research data were gathered using standard questionnaires, including perceived occupational stress, support from friends of work, and emotion-focused rumination, the validity of which was confirmed through content validity, structural validity (convergent and divergent validity) and reliability using Cronbach's alpha. The analysis and testing of the hypotheses and the considered relationships have been done using structural equation modeling analysis. The results indicate that support from friends at work does not directly affect perceived Occupational stress; however, support from friends at work affects =emotion-focused rumination, which in turn has an effect on perceived occupational stress. Additionally,emotion-focused rumination plays a mediating role in the relationship between support from friends at work and perceived occupational stress.

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