Selected Publications:

York, M.W., Mandour, T., & Jex, S.M. (1984). Perceptual defense: A replication. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 58, 351-355.

Hoffnung, R.J., Morris, M.A., & Jex, S.M. (1986). Training community psychologists at the master's level: A case study of outcomes. American Journal of Community Psychology, 14, 339-349.

Spector, P.E., Dwyer, D.J., & Jex, S.M. (1988). Relation of job stressors to affective, health, and performance outcomes: A comparison of multiple data sources. Journal of Applied Psychology, 73, 11-19.

Weybrew, B.B., & Jex, S.M. (1988). Stress in a seminar on stress: A methodological study. Psychological Reports, 63, 367-380.

Jex, S.M., & Spector, P.E. (1989). The generalizability of social information processing to organizational settings: A summary of two field experiments. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 69, 883-893.

Richard, R.L., & Jex, S.M. (1991). Further evidence for the validity of the short index of self-actualization, Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 6, 331-338.

Spector, P.E., & Jex, S.M. (1991). Relations of job stressors, job characteristics, and job analysis ratings to affective and health outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 76, 46-53.

Jex, S.M., Spector, P.E., Gudanowski, D., & Newman, R. (1991). Relations between exercise and employee responses to work stressors: A summary of two studies. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 6, 425-443.

Jex, S.M. (1991). The psychological benefit of exercise in work settings: A review, critique, and alternative model. Work and Stress, 5, 133-147.

Jex, S.M., Conard, S., Hughes, P., Baldwin, D.C., & Sheehan, D.V. (1991). Behavioral consequences of job-related stress among resident physicians: The mediating role of psychological strain. Psychological Reports, 69, 339-349.

Jex, S.M., Hughes, P., Storr, C., Conard, S., Baldwin, D.C., & Sheehan, D.V. (1992). Relations between stressors, strains, and substance use among resident physicians. International Journal of the Addictions, 27, 979-994.

Jex, S.M., & Gudanowski, D. (1992). Efficacy beliefs and work stress: An exploratory study. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 13, 509-517.

Jex, S.M., Beehr, T.A., & Roberts, C.K. (1992). The meaning of occupational "stress" items to survey respondents. Journal of Applied Psychology, 77, 623-628.

Kauffman, J.R., Jex, S.M., Love, K.G., & Libkuman, T. (1993). The construct validity of assessment center performance dimensions. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 1, 213-223.

Brutus, S., Montei, M.S., Jex, S.M., King, L., & King, D.W. (1993). Sex role egalitarianism as a moderator of gender congruence bias in evaluation. Sex Roles, 29, 255-266.

Jex, S.M., Cvetanovski, J., & Allen, S.J. (1994). Self-esteem as a moderator of the effects of unemployment. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 9, 69-80.

Cvetanovski, J., & Jex, S.M. (1994). Locus of control of unemployed people its relationship to psychological and physical well being. Work and Stress, 8, 60-67.

Spector, P.E., Jex, S.M., & Chen, P.Y. (1995). Personality traits as predictors of job characteristics. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 16, 59-65.

Richard, R.L., & Jex, S.M. (1995). The relationship between the Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP) and in-basket performance. Recognition as a moderator. Work and Stress, 9, 77-87.

Cleyman, K.L., Jex, S.M., & Love, K.G. (1995). Employee grievances: An application of the leader-member exchange model. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 3, 156-174.

Jex, S.M., & Spector, P.E. (1996). The impact of negative affectivity on stressor-strain relations: A replication and extension. Work and Stress, 10, 36-45.

Lux, D.J., Jex, S.M., & Hansen, C.P. (1996). Factors influencing employee perceptions of customer service climate. Journal of Market-Focused Management, 1, 65-86.

Adams, G.A., & Jex, S.M. (1997). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Time Management Behavior Scale. Psychological Reports, 80 , 225-226.

Chen, P.Y., Dai, T., Spector, P.E., & Jex, S.M. (1997). Relationship between negative affectivity and positive affectivity: Effects of judged desirability of scale items and respondents' social desirability. Journal of Personality Assessment, 69, 183-198.

Heinisch, D.A., & Jex, S.M. (1997). Negative affectivity and gender as moderators of the relationship between work-related stressors and depressed mood at work. Work and Stress, 11, 46-57.

Jex, S.M., Adams, G.A., Elacqua, T.C., & Lux, D.J. (1997). A comparison of incident-based and scale measures of work stressors. Work & Stress, 11, 229-238.

Heinisch, D.A., & Jex, S.M. (1998). Measurement of negative affectivity: A comparison of self-reports and observer ratings. Work & Stress, 12, 145-160.

Spector, P.E., & Jex, S.M. (1998). Development of four self-report measures of job stressors and strain: Interpersonal Conflict at Work Scale, Organizational Constraints Scale, Quantitative Workload Inventory, and Physical Symptoms Inventory. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. 3, 356-367.

Adams, G.A., & Jex, S.M. (1999). Relationships between time management, control, work-family conflict, and strain. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 4, 72-77.

Bliese, P.D., & Jex, S.M. (1999). Incorporating multiple levels of analysis into occupational stress research [Invited Editorial]. Work & Stress, 13, 1-6.

Fortunato, V.F., Jex, S.M., & Heinisch, D.A. (1999). An examination of the discriminant validity of a strain-free negative affectivity scale. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 72, 503-522.
Jex, S.M., & Bliese, P.D. (1999). Efficacy beliefs as a moderator of the effects of work-related stressors: A multi-level study. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84, 349-361.

Jex, S.M., & Elacqua, T.C. (1999a). Self-esteem as a moderator: A comparison of global and organization-based measures. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 72, 71-81.

Jex, S.M., & Elacqua, T.C. (1999b). Time management as a moderator of relations between stressors and employee strain. Work & Stress, 13, 182-191.

Bachrach, D.G., & Jex, S.M. (2000). Organizational citizenship and mood: An experimental test of perceived job breadth. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 641-663.

Beehr, T.A., Jex, S.M., Stacy, B., Murray, M. (2000). Work stressors and coworker support as predictors of individual strains and performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21, 391-405.

Nielsen, I.K., Jex, S.M., & Adams, G.A. (2000). Development and validation of scores on a two-dimensional workplace friendship scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 60, 628-643.

Jex, S.M., Bliese, P.D., Buzzell, S., & Primeau, J. (2001) The impact of self-efficacy on stressor-strain relations: Copy style as an explanatory mechanism. Journal of Applied Psychology, 86, 401-409.

Bliese, P.D., & Jex, S.M. (2002). Incorporating a multilevel perspective into occupational stress research: Theoretical, methodological, and practical implications. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 7, 265-276.

Jex, S.M., Adams, G.A., Elacqua, T.C., & Bachrach, D.G. (in press). Type A as a moderator of stressors and job complexity: A comparison of Achievement Strivings and Impatience-Irritability. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Jex, S.M., & Adams, G.A. (in press). Organization-based self-esteem as a moderator of reactions to role stressors: The influence of employee job involvement. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality.

Jex, S.M., Adams, G.A., Bachrach, D.G., & Rosol, S. (in press). The impact of situational constraints,
role stressors, and commitment on employee altruism. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

Book Chapters

Jex, S.M., & Beehr, T.A. (1991). Emerging theoretical and methodological issues in the study of work-related stress. In K. Rowland & G. Ferris (Eds.), Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management. (Vol. 9, pp. 311-365). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Chen, P.Y., Spector, P.E., & Jex, S.M. (1995). Effects of manipulated job stressors and job attitude on perceived job conditions. In S.L. Sauter and L.R. Murphy (Eds.), Organizational Risk Factors for Job Stress, (pp. 341-356). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Jex, S.M. (1996). Role clarity and role overload. In J. M. Stellman (Ed.). ILO Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety (pp. 48-50). Geneva, Switzerland: International Labour Office.

Jex, S.M., & Heinisch, D.A. (1996). Assessing the relationship between exercise and employee mental health: Some methodological concerns. In J. Kerr, A. Griffiths, & T. Cox (Eds.), Workplace Health: Employee Fitness and Exercise, (pp. 55-67). London: Taylor and Francis.

Beehr, T.A., Jex, S.M., & Ghosh, P. (2001). The management of occupational stress. In C.M. Johnson, W.K. Redmon, & T.C. Mahwhinney (Eds.), Handbook of organizational performance: Behavior analysis and management (pp. 225-254). New York: The Haworth Press.

Jex, S.M., Adams, G.A., & Ehler, M.L. (2002). Assessing the role of negative affectivity in occupational stress research: Does gender make a difference? In D.L. Nelson & R.J. Burke (Eds.), Gender, work stress, and health: Current research issues (pp. 71-84). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Bliese, P.D., Jex, S.M., & Halverson, R.R. (2002). Integrating multilevelanalyses and occupational stress theory. In P.L. Perrewe & D.C. Ganster (Eds.), Research in occupational stress and well being (Vol. 2, pp. 217-259). Amsterdam: JAI Press.

Books

Jex, S.M. (1998). Stress and job performance: Theory, research, and implications for managerial practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Jex, S.M. (2002). Organizational psychology: A scientist-practitioner approach. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Conference Presentations

York, M.W., Mandour, T., & Jex, S.M. (1983). Perceptual defense: Replication. Paper presented at the 1983 Eastern Psychological Association Convention, Philadelphia, April.

Hoffnung, R.J., Morris, M.A., & Jex, S.M. (1984). Training community psychologists at the master's level: A case study of outcomes. Paper presented at the 1984 Eastern Psychological Association Convention, Baltimore, April.

Jex, S.M., & Spector, P.E. (1987). The effect of social influence on job satisfaction and subsequent perceptions of job characteristics: A field experiment. Paper presented at the 1987 Southeastern Psychological Association Convention, Atlanta, March.

Jex, S.M., & Spector, P.E. (1988). Is social information processing a laboratory phenomenon? Paper presented in M. Deselles (Chair), Job attitude measurement: Variations on a theme. Symposium presented at the 1988 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Dallas, April.

Penner, L.A., & Jex, S.M. (1988). The stability of behavior and the self. Paper presented at the 1988 International Conference on the Self, Nags Head, NC, June.

Jex, S.M., Conard, S., Hughes, P., Baldwin, D.C., & Sheehan, D.V. (1990). Behavioral consequences of job-related stress among resident physicians: The mediating role of psychological strain. Paper presented at the 1990 Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, May.

Jex, S.M., & Spector, P.E. (1990a). The relationship between exercise and employee responses to work stressors: A test of two competing models. Paper presented at the 1990 Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, May.

Jex, S.M., & Spector, P.E. (1990b). Relations of job stressors and health behaviors with affective and health outcomes. Paper presented at the 1990 Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, May.

Jex, S.M., & Gudanowski, D. (1991). Efficacy beliefs and work stress. Paper presented at the 1991 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, St. Louis, April.

Jex, S.M., Gudanowski, D., & Geno, D. (1991). Self-efficacy as a moderator of stressor-strain relations. Paper presented at the 1991 Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, May.

Richard, R.L., & Jex, S.M. (1991). The desire for recognition component of the Type A Behavior Pattern. Paper presented at the 1991 Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, May.

Jex, S.M., Beehr, T.A., & McMullin, C.K. (1991). The meaning of occupational stress items to the laity. Paper presented at the 1991 American Psychological Society Convention, Washington, D.C., June.

Jex, S.M., Roberts, C.K., & Gudanowski, D. (1992). Negative affectivity as a moderator of job stressors and job conditions. Presented at the 1992 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Montreal, April.

Chen, P.Y., Spector, P.E., & Jex, S.M. (1992). Effects of manipulated job stressors and job attitude on perceived job conditions: A simulation. Paper presented at the APA/NIOSH Conference "Stress in the 90's: A changing workforce in a changing workplace." Washington, D.C., November.

Jex, S.M., Beehr, T.A., Heinisch, D.A., & Chen, P.Y. (1993). Method variance in organizational stress research. Paper presented in C. Smith (Chair), Method variance: Investigation of the problem and potential solutions. Symposium presented at the 1993 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, San Francisco, May.

Spector, P.E., Jex, S.M., & Chen, P.Y. (1993). Personality traits as predictors of job characteristics. Paper presented at the 1993 American Psychological Society Convention, Chicago, June.

Jex, S.M., Cvetanovski, J., & Allen, S.J. (1993). Self-esteem as a moderator of the impact of unemployment. Paper presented at the 1993 American Psychological Society Convention, Chicago, June.

Roberts, C.K., & Jex, S.M. (1993). Some determinants of collective efficacy. Paper presented at the 1993 American Psychological Society Convention, Chicago, June.

Brutus, S., Montei, M.S., Jex, S.M., King, L., & King, D. (1994). Sex role egalitarianism as a moderator of gender congruence bias in evaluation. Paper presented at the 1994 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Nashville, April.

Cleyman, C.L., Jex, S.M., & Love, K.G. (1994). Employee grievances: An application of the leader-member exchange model. Paper presented at the 1994 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Nashville, April.

Heinisch, D.A., & Jex, S.M. (1994a). Further investigation of negative affectivity as a moderator. Paper presented at the 1994 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Nashville, April.

Jex, S.M., Adams, G., Elacqua, T.C., & Lux, D.J. (1994). Convergence between incident-based and scale measures of work stressors. Paper presented at the 1994 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Nashville, April.

Montei, M.S., & Jex, S.M. (1994). Group decision making under stress. Paper presented at the 1994 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Nashville, April.

Montei, M.S., Jex, S.M., Love, K.G., & King, L. (1994). Workgroup diversity and turnover intentions: A test of potential mediators. Paper presented at the 1994 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Nashville, April.

Nadig, V., Jex, S.M., & Beehr, T.A. (1994). Cognitive style and cognitive climate: Effects on fit/non-fit. Paper presented at the 1994 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Nashville, April.

Heinisch, D.A, & Jex, S.M. (1994b). The role of negative affectivity, introversion, and gender in work-related stress. Paper presented at the 1994 American Psychological Society Convention, Washington, D.C., July.

Gudanowski, D.M., Jex, S.M., Love, K.G., & King, D.W. (1995). Ingratiation and self-monitoring: Relations with supervisor affect and performance ratings. Paper presented at the 1995 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Orlando, April.

Jex, S.M., & Elacqua, T.C. (1995). Self-esteem as a moderator of stressor-strain relations: A comparison of global and organization-based self-esteem measures. Paper presented at the APA/NIOSH Conference "Work, Stress, and Health '95: Creating Healthier Workplaces", Washington, D.C., September.

Allen, S.J., & Jex, S.M. (1995). The interaction between chronic stressors and traumatic job events. Paper presented at the APA/NIOSH Conference "Work, Stress, and Health '95: Creating Healthier Workplaces", Washington, D.C., September.

Heinisch, D.A., & Jex, S.M. (1996). Self vs. observer rating: Negative affectivity's role in occupational stress. Paper presented at the 1996 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, San Diego, April.

Montei, M.S., & Jex, S.M. (1996). Effects of job complexity and work stressors on employee satisfaction: Test and cross-validation of a model. Paper presented at the 1996 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, San Diego, April.

Chen, P.Y., Dai, L.Y., Spector, P.E., & Jex, S.M. (1996). Relationship between negative affectivity and positive affectivity: Impacts of judged desirability of scale items and respondents' social desirability. Paper presented at the 1996 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, San Diego, April.

Beehr, T.A., Stacy, B.A., Murray, M.A., & Jex, S.M. (1996). Work stressors and coworker support as predictors of individual strains and performance. Paper presented at the 1996 Academy of Management Convention, Cincinnati, August.

Adams, G.A., Jex, S.M. (1997). The role of personality in social support. Paper presented at the 1997 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, St. Louis, April.

Jex, S.M., & Bliese, P.D. (1998). Efficacy beliefs and work stress: A multi-level study. Paper presented at the 1998 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Dallas, April.

Jex, S.M., & Bachrach, D.J. (1998). Personality and training as predictors or time management behavior. Paper presented the 1998 International Congress of Applied Psychology Convention, San Francisco.

Jex, S.M., Adams, G.A., Kokotovich, M., & Nielson, I. (1998). Occupational stress and organizational citizenship behavior. Paper presented at the 1998 Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, May.

Jex, S.M., Adams, G.A., Elacqua, T.C., Bachrach, D.J. (1998). Type A as a moderator: An examination using component measures. Paper presented at the 1998 American Psychological Society Convention, Washington, DC, May.

Bachrach, D.J., & Jex, S.M. (1998). Organizational citizenship behavior: Broader categorization as a result of positive affect. Paper presented at the 1998 Midwest Academy of Management Association Convention, Kansas City, April.

Fortunato, V.J., Jex, S.M., & Heinisch, D.A. (1998). Construct validation of the strain-free negative affectivity scale: A comparison with the neuroticism scale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory. Paper presented at the 1998 Academy of Management Convention, San Diego, August. (Also will be published in the Best Paper Proceedings)

Koumal, R., Jex. S.M., & Bliese, P.D. (1999). The role of stress and self-efficacy in technology acceptance. Paper presented 1999 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Atlanta, May.

Jex, S.M., & Adams, G.A. (1999). Self-esteem and job involvement as moderators of reactions to job stressors. Paper presented at the 1999 American Psychological Association Convention, Boston, August.

Jex, S.M., Bliese, P.D., Buzzell, S., & Primeau, J. (2000). The impact of coping and self-efficacy on stressor-strain relations. Paper presented 2000 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, New Orleans, April.

Kokotovich, M., Jex, S.M., & Adams, G.A. (2000). Leader-member exchange as a moderator of stressor-satisfaction relations. Paper presented 2000 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, New Orleans, April.

Bliese, P.D., Ritzer, D.R., Thomas, J.L., & Jex, S.M. (2001). Supervisory support and stressor-commitment relations: A multi-level investigation. Paper presented 2001 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, San Diego, April.

Jex, S.M., Adams, G.A., Bachrach, D.G., & Rosol, S. (2001). Relations between stressors and altruism: Commitment as a moderator. Paper presented 2001 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, San Diego, April.

Chen, G., Bliese, P.D., & Jex, S.M. (2001). Examination of the predictors of self-efficacy and collective efficacy: Evidence of discontinuity across levels. In D. Eden (Chair), Raising and extending self-efficacy research to new levels and domains. Symposium presented at the 2001 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, San Diego, April.

Jex, S.M., & Lax, G. (2002). Stress and performance: A multiple criterion approach. Paper presented in G. A. Adams (Chair), Performance: The forgotten criterion in occupational stress research. Symposium presented at the 2002 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Toronto April.

Jex, S.M., & Spector, P.E. (2002). Interpersonal conflict at work: Organizational context and employee disposition, performance, and health. In A. Grandy (Chair), Coping with incivility, hostility, and abuse in work interactions. Symposium presented at the 2002 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Toronto April.

Thomas, J.L., & Jex, S.M. (2002). Relations between stressors and job performance: An aggregate-level investigation using multiple performance criteria. Paper presented in G. A. Adams (Chair), Performance: The forgotten criterion in occupational stress research. Symposium presented at the 2002 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Toronto April.

Bliese, P.D., Thomas, J.L., & Jex, S.M. (2002). Job strain as a mediator between stressors and performance: Evidence from the field. Paper presented in G. A. Adams (Chair), Performance: The forgotten criterion in occupational stress research. Symposium presented at the 2002 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Convention, Toronto April.

Courses Taught:

• PSYC 781 - Graduate Seminar in Occupational Health Psychology, Fall 2002: Syllabus
  
• PSYC 440 - I/O Psychology Laboratory, Spring 2003: Syllabus
  
• PSYC 455 - Stress Factors of Work, Spring 2003; Syllabus