Following current macro-level social change people are increasingly confronted with new demands encompassing perceived uncertainties concerning their job and career prospects. Studies utilizing concurrent assessments showed that perceiving a high accumulation (“load”) of such demands is...

With ongoing social change people are faced with a variety of demands in several life domains such as work, family, and public life. The way they appraise and cope with these demands as well as the effectiveness of coping strategies depend on the resources they possess (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984)....