Chen, P. Y., & Spector, P. E . (1992). Relationships of work stressors with aggression, withdrawal, theft and substance use: An exploratory study. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 65 , 177-184. Abstract

Based on findings from the domain of organizational frustration, the conceptual similarity between stress and frustration, and the functional similarity between frustrated events and work stressors, the relationships of behaviors (aggression, withdrawal, theft, and substance use) with work stressors and affective reactions were investigated. Ss were 400 employees. Relations between reported stressors and behaviors were strongest for more directly aggressive actions (sabotage, interpersonal agg ression, and hostility and complaints) and for intention to quit. Relations with theft and absence were modest. Among the relations between affective reactions and reported behaviors, anger and job satisfaction correlated with all behaviors except substan ce use at work. Hierarchical regression results show that observed associations between stressors and behaviors were not attributed to affective variables for most cases. (Copyright 1992 The British Psychological Society).