The relationships between sense of coherence and self-compassion to job stress with the mediating role of affective control

The purpose of this study was to provide a model for predicting job stress on the basis of self-compassion, sense of coherence (SOC) and affective control. To this end, we used structural equation modelling (SEM). The sample in this research consisted of 330 staff of steel companies selected via simple random sampling. For collecting data, Antonovsky's sense of coherence, Williams et al.’s affective control, self-compassion, and job stress questionnaires were used. Data were analysed via Sobel and Bootstrap statistical tests using SPSS and AMOS, Ver. 22. The results revealed that the direct effect of SOC, self-compassion, and affective control on the staff’s stress was significant. The indirect effect of self-compassion and SOC on job stress through affective control mediation was also significant. In total, 20% of job stress variance was explained by the variables of the model. Considering the direct and indirect effects of the exogenous and mediating variables on staff job stress, it can be concluded that job stress can be reduced by enhancing affective control, SOC, and self-compassion.