Supervisor and coworker support: a source congruence approach to buffering role conflict and physical stressors

The buffering effects of supervisor support on the stressor–strain relationship have proven elusive in prior research (Beehr, Farmer, Glazer, Gudanowski and Nair (2003), ‘The Enigma of Social Support and Occupational Stress: Source Congruence and Gender Role Effects,’ Journal of Occupational and Health Psychology, 8, 220–231). We built on emerging work on source congruence and conservation of resource theory to test a series of hypotheses intended to clarify these mixed findings. Using a sample of 768 employees from 45 organizations in North America, results from moderated regression analyses, showed that the effects of supervisor support on the stressor–strain relationship depended on source congruence. In accordance with our predictions, although we found buffering effects for the physical stressors–strain relationship, we found a reverse buffering effect for the role conflict–strain relationship. These differential buffering effects did not emerge when considering coworker support. We discuss the implications of our results for shedding light on the mixed evidence regarding buffering work stressors reported in prior research.     

Associations between workers' health,and non-standard hours and insecurity: the case of home care workers in Ontario,Canada

This article examines associations between home care workers' health, and non-standard hours and insecurity. Health refers to symptoms of stress and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), non-standard hours refer to part-time and casual hours, and insecurity refers to job and employability insecurity. Data come from our 2002 survey of 532 home care workers (nurses, therapists and personal support workers) in a medium-sized city in Ontario, Canada. Path analysis regression results for the conceptual model show that (1) part-time and casual hours and job insecurity are positively and significantly associated with symptoms of stress, (2) the associations between part-time and casual hours and MSDs are mediated by symptoms of stress, and (3) job and employability insecurity are directly associated with MSDs. Results provide evidence that non-standard hours and insecurity must be addressed in order to improve home care workers' health. We show the detrimental effects of non-standard hours and insecurity on workers' health, and the results have implications for employers, human resource managers, trade unionists and government policy-makers.     

铁路桥涵结构极限状态法设计检算分析

基于可靠度理论的极限状态设计法已经成为国际工程结构设计的主流方法。通过对既有桥梁、墩台、涵洞等结构采用极限状态设计法进行设计检算,并与容许应力法计算下的受力、变形等结果进行对比分析,校核极限状态法设计规范中相关参数指标的合理性,并对铁路桥涵极限状态法设计规范的修改完善提出相关建议。     

油水井套变地层岩石力学参数反演分析

以套管变形测井资料为基础,利用APDL编制有限元优化模块反演套变围岩力学参数,即可确定套变地层缺失的力学参数,又克服目前套管变形分析多是基于弹性模型,不能进行塑性变形分析的问题。同时在岩石力学参数反演程序中引入莫尔―库伦破坏准则,确定岩层内摩擦角与黏聚力、最大水平主应力和最小水平主应力之间的关系,使反演解具有唯一性。该方法为套变围岩岩石力学参数的确定提供了新方法,并较传统反演方法更为简捷高效。     

安塞油田重复压裂地应力变化分析

水力压裂是低渗透油田开发的主要技术手段。油层岩石地应力的大小和方位决定了压裂裂缝的形态,对油田开发井网部署、工艺的选择有重要的意义。通过老油田加密井的岩芯实验,对重复压裂地应力的变化情况进行了分析,为水力压裂再造梳妆打扮裂缝,提高油层动用程度,改善油田开发效果提供了思路。     

焊接应力和变形的控制方法

通过研究焊接变形现象和对产生焊接应力的各种影响因素进行分析,文章提出了在钢结构焊接过程中因焊件的不均匀膨胀和收缩而造成焊接变形的解决方法。     

碾压混凝土拱坝发展和仿真研究

文章介绍了碾压混凝土拱坝工程的工程特点、工程实例,以及温度应力仿真研究近况。     

一类相同材料焊接问题的稳定性

文章讨论了相同材料带一个孔洞无限平面焊接问题的稳定性,通过引进两个全纯函数,把焊接问题转化为黎曼边值问题中的跳跃问题,从而得到应力函数的表达式,借助柯西型积分关于积分曲线和核密度的稳定性来研究其稳定性,并给出误差估计。     

压力测试及其在金融机构风险管理中的运用

本文研究和评价了目前被国际大型金融机构积极采用的风险管理工具:压力测试。作者通过将压力测试与VaR作比较等方法详细阐述了压力测试的特征、使用方法和缺陷,并且进一步分析指出压力测试在金融机构风险管理中的作用及其最新发展状况和趋势,最后着重分析了压力测试在我国运用和发展的前景并提出建议。     

Effect of the Actual Size Rule Under Market Stress

We examine the introduction of the Actual Size Rule (ASR) on Nasdaq during a control period and a period of market stress. We find that market makers in both ASR and Non-ASR stocks reduce quotation sizes and widen spreads when under stress but the reduction of quotation size and increase in spread width are significantly larger for ASR stocks. We also examine October 27, when the market was under the most severe stress. We find ASR and Non-ASR stocks have similar reductions in time-weighted quotation ask size when compared with the control sample but ASR bid sizes are about 10% smaller than Non-ASR bid sizes. Our findings imply that the ASR rule may significantly reduce market quality under times of market stress. JEL Classification: 14, G15, G18