transactional theory and coping
as well as the job characteristics of nursing,it is important to understand how differences between individuals may affect how they deal with stressors at work Transactional theories of stress place emphasis not just on job characteristics, but also on subjective perceptions of stressors , and individual differences in ways of coping , viewing problems,past experience , personality-type etc.all these may be important in informing and affecting the workplace-individual stress interaction