ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2011, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1): 107-116.

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Effort-Reward Imbalance Model: A Review of Empirical Researches in Western Countries

LUO Yu-Yue;SHU Xiao-Bing;SHI Qian   

  1. (1 Department of Management, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China)
    (2 Department of Labor and Personnel, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China)
  • Received:2010-03-07 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2011-01-15 Published:2011-01-15
  • Contact: SHU Xiao-Bing

Abstract: Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) model has explored the formation and function mechanism of work stress from effort, reward and overcommitment, which based on society exchange theory. We summarize and analyze related ERI model researches in the past 30 years in four aspects: theoretical bases of ERI model, the applicability of ERI model, the exploration of interrelated variables, and the development of ERI model. It is found that the current ERI model presents a satisfactory level of explanatory and applicability. However, it’s still necessary for the future study of related intermediate variables exploration and interaction hypothesis test and research methods optimization about the value of imbalance.

Key words: effort-reward, overcommitment, core self-evaluation, work stress