Occupational Stressors, Social Support, and Perceived Stress among Shrimp Fishermen of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coast

Author

G. David Johnson
Catherine A. Riordan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
J. Stephen Thomas
Cecelia Formichella

Abstract

A set of hypotheses concerning the occupational stress process was tested for a sample of shrimp fishermen (n=211) and a comparison group of land-based workers (n = 99) from a coastal community in Alabama. As hypothesized, shrimp fishermen were exposed to greater numbers of occupational stressors, experience greater amounts of stress, and benefit from greater amounts of social support than land-based workers. In contrast to expectations based in both theory and previous research, social support had no direct or indirect effect on stress experienced by shrimpers. An explanation is offered emphasizing the conflicts generated by work that is frequently performed at sites remote in both place and time from the potential support of home life. © 1996 Taylor & Francis.

Recommended Citation

Johnson, G. D., Riordan, C. A., Thomas, J. S., & Formichella, C. (1996). Occupational Stressors, Social Support, and Perceived Stress among Shrimp Fishermen of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coast. Sociological Spectrum, 16(4), pp. 401-420. Taylor and Francis Group; Routledge.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/02732173.1996.9982143

Department(s)

Psychological Science

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant R11-8996152

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1521-0707; 0273-2173

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2024 Taylor and Francis Group; Routledge, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1996