Reliability and validity of the Occupational Stress Scale for Chinese off-shore oil installation workers

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Qing Chen ◽  
Tze-Wai Wong ◽  
Tak-Sun Yu
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Stress Scale

scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation of the Perceived Stress Scale in Multiple Sclerosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salene M. Wu ◽  
Dagmar Amtmann
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disease characterized by neurological symptoms and sometimes heightened levels of distress. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is often used in MS samples to measure stress but has not been validated in this population. Participants (n=446) completed the PSS as well as measure of depression, anxiety, and mental and physical health. Factor analyses indicated that the general factor of a bifactor model accounted for a large amount of the variance in the 14-item and 10-item versions of the PSS. The 4-item PSS had two factors, the Stress subscale and the Coping subscale, but a one-factor model also fits the data well. Total scores and both subscales had sufficient reliability and validity for all versions of the PSS, although a few items of the 14-item PSS had low item-total correlations. This study supports the use of the total score of the PSS in MS but also suggests that the 10-item PSS had better psychometric properties than the 14-item PSS.

scholarly journals Well Being and Occupational Stress of Women Teachers of Primary Schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Utpal Kalita
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Women Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
High Stress Level

The elementary school teachers and especially women teachers are facing new challenges and need to be supported by the educational administrators and the state. In order to strengthen the role of women teachers, there is needed to look at well-being and occupation stress of women teachers‟. The present paper is justified to study the well being and occupational stress of women teachers of primary schools. For this, Well Being Scale and Occupational Stress Scale for are used as tools of data collection. Main findings of this study are: (i) very few women teachers fall in low well being level category while majority of the women teachers fall in the category of high well being, (ii) few women teachers fall in high stress level category while majority of the women teachers fall in the category of average as well as less stress well being category and (iii) there exists significant relationship between well being and occupational stress of women teachers of primary schools.

scholarly journals Occupational Stress and Burnout Syndrome among ICU Nurses. A Prospective Observational Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Petru Cotrau ◽  
Viviana Hodosan ◽  
Adriana Vladu ◽  
Călin Timar ◽  
Lucia Daina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

Nurses in Intensive Care Units (ICU) may be exposed to considerable stress of work. High levels of stress in ICU nurses affect the quality of nursing and the quality of life at work. Determination of occupational stress levels, burnout syndrome and overall job satisfaction among ICU nurses. The research was conducted in Intensive Care Unit of Emergency Clinical County Hospital of Oradea, Romania. Data were collected from the questionnaires, 29 nurses (of the 35) were selected for this study. Professional stress factors have been assessed through Expanded Nurses Stress Scale (ENSS), burnout syndrome through Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS), while overall job satisfaction was measured by a 7-step Likert scale. The highest levels of stress were associated with workload and conflicts with other health professionals, professional relationship between nurses have been described as the least stressful. About burnout levels: a high score for emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and a low score for professional achievements. Professional satisfaction has reached an average level. The fidelity of the scales was verified by the Cronbach’s alfa coefficient: Expanded Nurses Stress Scale (ENSS) (0.98) and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) (0.73).

scholarly journals Occupational Stress and Emotional Intelligence among Greek Bank Employees

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Belias ◽  
ATHANASIOS KOUSTELIOS ◽  
Maria Koutiva ◽  
Eleni Zournatzi
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Intelligence Test ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Bank Employees

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the occupational stress experienced by bank employees in Greece and its connection with emotional intelligence and demographic factors. More specifically, the feeling of occupational stress and the level of emotional intelligence among Greek bank employees are investigated both separately and in correlation. In addition, it is investigated how demographic characteristics are likely to affect the feeling of occupational stress and the level of emotional intelligence of employees in bank institutions in Greece. In addition, the study investigates whether the individual dimensions of emotional intelligence are likely to predict the level of occupational stress experienced by Greek bank employees. The sample of the present study consisted of 192 employees of Greek banks and credit institutions. The instruments used for data collection were the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al., 1983) (Cronbach’s α =0.85) and the Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (Schuutte et al., 1998) (Chronbach’s α = 0.90). The Perceived Stress Scale consisted of 10 questions, six of which were formulated negatively and measured the level of stress experienced by the employees, while the rest four were formulated positively and measured the employees’ control of stress. The answers for the first six questions were given in a five-level likert scale: 0 = Never, 4 = Very often, while the remaining four in another five level-Likert scale: 0 = Very Often, 4 = Never. The Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test consisted of 33 questions measuring the level of the employees’ emotional intelligence. The responses were given in a five-level Likert scale: 0 = Never, 4 = Very often. The results of the study showed that occupational stress among Greek bank employees was likely to be affected by some demographic factors and partially predicted by some dimensions of emotional intelligence. However, further investigation should be carried out in the Greek population, so that the phenomenon of occupational stress is well studied and decreased.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress Scale: Reliability and Validity Study in Greece

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 3287-3298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Andreou ◽  
Evangelos C. Alexopoulos ◽  
Christos Lionis ◽  
Liza Varvogli ◽  
Charalambos Gnardellis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Scale Reliability

Measuring reliability and validity of a newly developed stress instrument: Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Stress Scale

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 2417-2425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tso-Ying Lee ◽  
Hsing-Hsia Chen ◽  
Mei-Ling Yeh ◽  
Hui-Ling Li ◽  
Kuei-Ru Chou
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Cancer Stress

Validity of the Korean Occupational Stress Scale in Occupational Therapists

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 225-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoo-Im Choi ◽  
Eun-Joo Kim ◽  
Eun-Young Park
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Stress Scale

Regression Modeling of Occupational Stress Among Workers of Unorganized Sector

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalpana Devi ◽  
U. V. Kiran
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Brick Kilns ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Unorganized Sector ◽  
Possible Cause

The purpose of the study is to investigate the possible cause and effect relationships between occupational stress as dependent variables, and age, working experience, number of working hours daily as independent variables. With the help of linear regression model, the relationship has been explored. The present study was conducted on the workers working in unorganized sectors at Lucknow city, India. Unorganized sector comprises of construction, chikankari, brick kilns, sanitary and ornament workers. The study adopted survey research design and a sample of 500 workers were selected for the study. The data was collected with the help of modified version of occupational stress scale developed by the Srivastava AK (1976). The findings of the study revealed that age, gender, types of work are able to explain only 54% variance of the total variance in occupational stress.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) Among Chinese Nurses in Taiwan

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-Hua Lee ◽  
William L. Holzemer ◽  
Julia Faucett
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Nursing Stress ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The purpose of this study was to translate the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) into Chinese and test its reliability and validity among Chinese nurses in Taiwan. Potential participants were asked to self-administer a Chinese version of the NSS. The agreement estimation was used to determine the equivalence of the meaning between the Chinese and original English versions and was rated by five bilingual nurses as 92% accurate for the 34 items. The test-retest reliability for the NSS at 2 weeks was .71 (p = .022, n = 10). Internal consistency reliability and factor analysis were tested with 770 nurses from 65 inpatient units at a medical center in Taiwan. The internal consistency of the Chinese version of the NSS for an overall coefficient alpha is .91 for the total scale, and ranges from .67 to .79 for the subscales. The Chinese version of the NSS explains 53.77% of the variance in work stressors among Chinese nurses in Taiwan. Overall, the Chinese version of the NSS is internally consistent but may not be stable over 2 weeks. There was adequate evidence of the reliability and validity of the NSS-Chinese as an instrument appropriate to measure work stress among Chinese nurses. The translated NSS could be a useful tool for examining the frequency and major sources of stress experienced by Chinese nurses in hospital settings, and for the development of appropriate interventions for stress reduction.

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