The Effects of Challenge- and Hindrance-Related Stress on Psychological Well-Being: The Role of Social Problem-Solving and Perceived Organizational Support
Objectives: (1) To investigate the effects of challenge-and hindrance-related stress on psychological well-being ( PWB ). (2) To examine the role of social problem solving ( SPS ) as a potential mediator of the link between challenge-and hindrance-related stress and PWB. (3) To examine the role of perceived organizational support ( POS ) as a moderator of the link between challenge-and hindrance-related stress and PWB, as well as between challenge-and hindrance-related stress and SPS. Methods: A sample of 389 employees from hospitality industries in Jiangsu participated in this study and completed C-HSS, C-SPSI-R, SPWB and POS. Results: Structural equation analysis indicated that hindrance-related stress had a negative effect on PWB while challenge-related stress had no effect. SPS totally mediated the link between hindrance-related stress and PWB. However, POS did not moderate the impact on PWB and SPS caused by challenge-and hindrance-related stress. Conclusions: （1）Different stresses will influence the PWB differently. The negative hindrance-related stress will negatively influence the PWB by lowering the SPS of the individual; the positive challenge-related stress will have no influence on the PWB. （2）With the distinction of different stresses, organizational support is still not distinctive on the regulation, which, to a possibly certain extent, is related to the discrepancy with the matching principle.
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