The study examined the modifying effects of ‘approach’ and of ‘avoidance’ coping strategies on the relation of organizational role stress and mental health in a sample of 300 industrial supervisors. A significant positive relationship was noted between role stress and mental ill health. The approach-coping group reported mote role stress but scored lower on the measure of mental ill health in comparison to avoidance-coping group. Analysis also showed that approach-coping markedly alleviated and avoidance-coping strategies intensified the harming effects of role stress on mental health.
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