A Type A-B Person-Work Environment Interaction Model for Examining Occupational Stress and Consequences
提出A型-B型人格与工作环境交互模型，解释职业压力如何影响员工行为、心理和组织后果，对管理者和研究者理解压力机制有参考价值。
The physiological, psychological, and organizational effects of occupational stress are not only costly to individual employees and managers, but also to the organization, society, and family. This paper examines the notion of interaction between the employee and the work environment. Stress is defined in terms of a relationship between a person and the work environment. Instead of using a global model of person-environment interaction, a more specific approach incorporating the notion of Type A-B behavior pattern and Type A-B work environment is developed. The paper examines the theory, research, and implications of a person-environment model as an explanation of occupational stress and various behavioral, psychological, and organizational consequences. The model is suggested as a formulation of a dynamic-interactional view that emphasizes the reciprocal person-environment processes found in the workplace. It is proposed that the interaction between Type A-B behavior patterns and Type A-B work environment is a fertile area for further theoretical and empirical research.