OBJECTIVE: To investigate the job satisfying degree of township leaders and to explore the mediating effect of perceived organizational support on occupational stress and job satisfaction.METHODS: A total of 1 545 township leaders from Huludao City,Fengcheng City and Fushun City in Liaoning Province were selected as study subjects by cluster random sampling method.The questionnaire of Effort-Reword Imbalance,the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Perceived Organizational Support were used to investigate their occupational stress,job satisfaction and perceived organizational support.RESULTS: The total score of occupational stress in township leaders was(66.1 ± 6.8),and job satisfaction was(71.1 ± 13.1).The score of perceived organizational support was(42.2 ± 9.9).Occupational stress and perceived organizational support had direct prediction role on job satisfaction(P<0.01).The mediation effect of perceived organizational support between occupational stress and job satisfaction was 0.190,accounting for 48.3% of the total effect.CONCLUSION: Organizational support plays a part of mediating role on occupational stress and job satisfaction.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the mediating effect of psychological capital on occupational stress and job satisfaction in disease prevention and control personnel. METHODS: A cluster random sampling method was used to select 541 stuffs of the center of disease control( CDC) as the research subjects from Zhumadian City in Henan Province. The Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire, Pychological Capital Questionnaire and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire were used to investigate occupational stress,psychological capital and job satisfaction. RESULTS: The total scores of occupational stress,psychological capital and job satisfaction in the CDC staff were( 65. 9 ± 7. 3),( 100. 3 ± 14. 1),and( 70. 7 ± 13. 0),respectively. Both contribution and internal input were negatively correlated with job satisfaction( r were-0. 397 and-0. 158,P < 0. 05). Reward,self-efficacy,hope,tenacity and optimism were positively correlated with job satisfaction( r were 0. 210,0. 245,0. 485,0. 309 and 0. 332,P < 0. 05). The intermediary role of psychological capital between occupational stress and job satisfaction was-0. 10,accounting for 23. 2% of the total effect. CONCLUSION: Psychological capital plays a partial negative mediating role between occupational stress and job satisfaction.