Occupational stress, as a negative facet, is a pervasive problem with significant implica- tions for organizations, employees, welfare systems and health. The implementation of measure- ment tools that can capture the different organizational dimensions that determine stress in workers is part of the stress management and troubleshooting strategy that every company must manage daily. The aim of the present study was to adapt and validate the 25-item version of the ILO-WHO stress scale by Ivancevich and Matteson in the context of the Canary Islands of Spain. The tool as- sesses specific organizational dimensions of work-related stress determinants: organizational cli- mate and structure, leader influence, cohesion, territory, technology and group support. An explor- atory factor analysis (EFA) on a sample of 1510 Canary Islands workers was carried out. The results indicate that the job stress scale revealed adequate psychometric properties, construct validity and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.972), and it can be profitably used to measure stress. At the end of the paper, theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Validity and Psychometric Properties of the ILO-WHO Workplace Stress Scale: A Study with Workers from the Canary Islands
Alice Garofalo;Tiziana Ramaci;
2022-01-01
Abstract
Occupational stress, as a negative facet, is a pervasive problem with significant implica- tions for organizations, employees, welfare systems and health. The implementation of measure- ment tools that can capture the different organizational dimensions that determine stress in workers is part of the stress management and troubleshooting strategy that every company must manage daily. The aim of the present study was to adapt and validate the 25-item version of the ILO-WHO stress scale by Ivancevich and Matteson in the context of the Canary Islands of Spain. The tool as- sesses specific organizational dimensions of work-related stress determinants: organizational cli- mate and structure, leader influence, cohesion, territory, technology and group support. An explor- atory factor analysis (EFA) on a sample of 1510 Canary Islands workers was carried out. The results indicate that the job stress scale revealed adequate psychometric properties, construct validity and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.972), and it can be profitably used to measure stress. At the end of the paper, theoretical and practical implications are discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
