ABSTRACT

Our study examined construct validity evidence for a measure of perceptions of Stress as a Badge of Honour, consisting of four dimensions: stress as achievement, relaxation remorse, stress-related social comparison, and stress-related impression management. A pilot study among college students (Study 1; N = 120) informed the initial development of the measure, which was further tested in two worker samples recruited from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk). The results of Study 2 (N = 248) supported a four-factor structure of the measure. Study 3 utilised data collected at two time points (Matched N = 752), assessing stress badge perceptions, convergent and discriminant validity measures (Time 1), and measures of health, well-being, and performance (Time 2). The four subscales were related to, but unique from, convergent validity measures (e.g. workaholism, perfectionism) and were not highly related to discriminant validity measures (i.e. social desirability, positive and negative affect). The stress badge perceptions demonstrated some positive relationships with job performance, but predominantly negative relationships with psychological and physical health, and work-family conflict. Our findings expand our understanding of the dark side of viewing high stress in a laudatory manner by introducing a novel measure and can inform interventions to promote optimal views of stress.

摘要

我们的研究检验了衡量压力作为荣誉徽章的认知的结构有效性证据，包括四个维度：压力作为成就、放松悔恨、与压力相关的社会比较和与压力相关的印象管理。一项针对大学生的试点研究（研究 1；N  = 120）为该措施的初步制定提供了信息，并在从亚马逊 Mechanical Turk (MTurk) 招募的两名工人样本中进行了进一步测试。研究 2 ( N  = 248)的结果支持该措施的四因素结构。研究 3 利用在两个时间点收集的数据（匹配N = 752），评估压力徽章感知、收敛和区分有效性测量（时间 1）以及健康、福祉和绩效测量（时间 2）。四个子量表与趋同效度测量（例如工作狂、完美主义）相关但又不同，并且与判别效度测量（即社会期望、积极和消极影响）高度相关。压力徽章感知表明与工作绩效有一些积极的关系，但主要与心理和身体健康以及工作与家庭冲突有消极关系。我们的研究结果通过引入一种新颖的措施，扩大了我们对以赞扬的方式看待高压力的阴暗面的理解，并可以为促进对压力的最佳看法的干预措施提供信息。