Managerial Stress in Greater China: The Direct and Moderator Effects of Coping Strategies and Work Locus of Control

La presente etude examine les effets directs et moderateurs des strategies de defense (controle et support) et de la perception de controle au travail (exterieure) sur des relations stresseur-tension entre des gestionnaires de la grande Chine (la Republique populaire de Chine, Hong Kong, et Taiwan). Les donnees ont ete recueillies, via un questionnaire autoadministre, aupres de 876 gestionnaires soit 249 (164 hommes, 85 femmes) en Republique populaire de Chine, 280 a Hong Kong (159 hommes, 120 femmes, 1 non classifie), et 347 (191 hommes, 151 femmes, 5 non classifies) au Taiwan. Des effets directs et moderateurs pour les strategies de defense et pour la perception de controle ont ete demontres pour quelques relations stresseur-tension dans les divers echantillons etudies. The present study aims at examining the direct and moderator effects of coping strategies (control and support coping) and work locus of control (externality) on the stressor-strain relationships among managers in Greater China (the People's Republic of China [PRC], Hong Kong, and Taiwan). A self-administered survey method was employed to collect data from 249 (164 male, 85 female) managers in the PRC, 280 (159 male, 120 female, 1 unclassified) managers in Hong Kong, and 347 (191 male, 151 female, 5 unclassified) managers in Taiwan. The direct and moderator effects of control coping, support coping, and work locus of control on some stressor-strain relationships were demonstrated in the studied samples.