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Extending and applying the demand-control model: the role of soldier's coping on a peacekeeping deployment
Jessica Ippolito1, Amy B Adler, Jeffrey L Thomas
1Department of Psychology, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany. ippolito@psycube.de
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to extend the demand-control model (R. A. Karasek, 1979) by examining coping as an additional factor. It was hypothesized that perceived job control only buffered the demand-strain relationship when individuals used active coping and exacerbated the relationship when individuals used passive coping. Soldiers (N=638) were surveyed before and during a 6-month peacekeeping deployment to Kosovo. Results partially confirmed the hypotheses. Even after controlling for general psychological health at predeployment, job control moderated the relationship between demands and psychological health during deployment when soldiers used active coping. No significant 3-way interactions were found for religious coping and passive coping. Implications for demand-control modeling and potential applications of the findings to soldier and leader training are discussed.
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