Achievement Goal Orientation as a Moderator in the Relationship between Job Demands and Job Strain

Adopting the cognitive evaluation theory proposed by Lazarus by introducing the achievement goal orientation into the job strain research,the paper focuses on both single and combined moderating effects of the achievement goal orientation in the mechanism by which work stress is generated.Based on the regression analysis of 357 samples,this study concludes that:The performance goal orientation and the combination of the learning goal orientation and performance goal orientation can significantly moderate the relationship between job demands and work stress.The high performance goal orientation tends to increase the work stress.Whether the learning goal orientation works depends on the performance goal orientation during the work stress process.