TY - JOUR
T1 - Coping with challenge and hindrance stressors in teams
T2 - Behavioral, cognitive, and affective outcomes
AU - Pearsall, Matthew J.
AU - Ellis, Aleksander P.J.
AU - Stein, Jordan H.
PY - 2009/5/1
Y1 - 2009/5/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to utilize the challenge-hindrance framework to examine the discrete and combined effects of different environmental stressors on behavioral, cognitive, and affective outcomes at the team level. Results from 83 teams working on a command and control simulation indicated that the introduction of a challenge stressor positively affected team performance and transactive memory. The introduction of a hindrance stressor negatively affected team performance and transactive memory and positively affected psychological withdrawal. When the hindrance stressor was combined with the challenge stressor, teams exhibited the lowest levels of performance and transactive memory, and the highest levels of psychological withdrawal. These effects were due to the adoption of specific coping strategies by team members. Implications are discussed, as well as limitations and directions for future research.
AB - The purpose of this study was to utilize the challenge-hindrance framework to examine the discrete and combined effects of different environmental stressors on behavioral, cognitive, and affective outcomes at the team level. Results from 83 teams working on a command and control simulation indicated that the introduction of a challenge stressor positively affected team performance and transactive memory. The introduction of a hindrance stressor negatively affected team performance and transactive memory and positively affected psychological withdrawal. When the hindrance stressor was combined with the challenge stressor, teams exhibited the lowest levels of performance and transactive memory, and the highest levels of psychological withdrawal. These effects were due to the adoption of specific coping strategies by team members. Implications are discussed, as well as limitations and directions for future research.
KW - Coping
KW - Stress
KW - Teams
KW - Transactive memory
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U2 - 10.1016/j.obhdp.2009.02.002
DO - 10.1016/j.obhdp.2009.02.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:64249147797
VL - 109
SP - 18
EP - 28
JO - Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
JF - Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
SN - 0749-5978
IS - 1
ER -