Abstract

It was investigated this study how much individuals` job stress would be explained by need for closure and mood awareness. Need for closure was assessed by NFCS Wester and Kruglanski(1994) developed. The factor analysis confirmed the original five factors, discomfort with ambiguity, preference for order, decisiveness, preference for predictability, closed-mindedness. Five subscale scores of the NFCS and two mood awareness scores, one for mood monitoring and the other for mood labelling were computed and regressed on the total score of job stress. The final regression model included mood labelling, discomfort with ambiguity, and decisiveness as statistically significant predictors, to explain the degree of individuals` job stress. The more difficult people felt in labelling their emotions, the less efficiently they made important decisions, and the more discomfort they experienced dealing with ambiguous situations, the more susceptible they were to job related stress.