African American Professionals: Coping with Occupational Stress in Predominantly White Work Environments.

Holder, Judith C.; Vaux, Alan

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ERIC Number: EJ574857

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Publication Date: 1998

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African American Professionals: Coping with Occupational Stress in Predominantly White Work Environments.

Holder, Judith C.; Vaux, Alan

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v53 n3 p315-33 Dec 1998

A survey of 112 African-American professionals in predominantly White workplaces found that work- and race-related stressors independently influenced job satisfaction. Internal locus of control and collegial/supervisory support lessened stress. Nonwork social support did not buffer effects of race-related stressors. (SK)

Descriptors: Blacks, Coping, Job Satisfaction, Locus of Control, Professional Occupations, Race, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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