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Job Stress Risk Factors Among Power Generation and Machine Production Employees: A Case Study-2010
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Z. Naghavi   , M.R. Hajgholami , Y. Shokoohi , F. Zayeri |
| MS.c in Occupational Health Engineering ,Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran , z.naghavi@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: (10839 Views) |
| Background and Objective: Job stress has been adverse effects on performance, quality of work, absents, unsafe behaviors and occupational accidents and also health problems. Risk factors of job stress can be different in various workplaces. Risk factors determination is the first step of job stress management. Identifying these risk factors among workers of Power production & Machine production industries was the aim of this study.
Methods: First parts of Osipow questionnaire was used for investigating of different dimensions of job stress. The questionnaire with 60 items based on a 5 point Likert scale, is evaluated in six stress-inducing work roles (1) role overload, (2) role insufficiency, (3) role ambiguity, (4) role boundary, (5) responsibility, and (6) physical environment. We add some question for assessing physical and mental signs that are related with stress. Questionnaire was completed by voluntaries after oral explanations.
Results: Mean score of stress for investigated subjects at two industries was within the normal range. Employees in two industries for the investigated dimensions inclusive role overload and role responsibility has experienced moderate stress and severe stress for physical environment. Compare of mean stress score by ANOVA test in three groups of employees including operational workers, office workers and managers showed the significant statistic difference (P<0.01) for experiencing in job stress by two groups of operational and office workers.
Conclusion: Workload should be set up base on personnel ability, skills and also their physical and mental limitations. Clear definition of role responsibility is very important. Workers participation in decision making and improving physical environment of workplace were suggested for job stress mitigation approaches. |
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| Keywords: Stress; Questionnaire; Employees |
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Received: 2013/09/10 | Published: 2013/05/15
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