Development of the sources of work stress inventory.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Taylor, N.
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Assessment , Job strain , Strain , Stress , Work load , Work stress , Work stress inventory , Work stress scale , Stress in workplace
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6569 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2869
- Description: This article describes the development of the Sources of Work Stress Inventory (SWSI). Factor analyses of the generated items produced (a) a General Work Stress Scale and (b) eight Sources of Work Stress scales, namely Bureaucracy/Autonomy, Relationships, Tools and Equipment, Workload, Role Ambiguity, Work/Home Interface, Job Security and Career Advancement. Rasch rating scale analyses supported the construct validity and reliability of the scales. A multiple regression analysis confirmed the expected strong relationship between the different sources of work stress and the experience of stress in the workplace. It is concluded that the SWSI shows promise as a measure of work stress in the South African context.
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The dimensionality of the general work stress scale: a hierarchical exploratory factor analysis.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: General work stress , Factor analysis , Work stress scale
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6564 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2864
- Description: This study examined the dimensionality or factor structure of the General Work Stress Scale (GWSS), which is a brief measure of subjectively experienced or felt work stress. The responses of two independent groups of adult workers were subjected to maximum likelihood factor analysis. In both groups a three factor solution provided the best fit with the data. A higher order factor analysis with an orthogonal Schmid-Leiman transformation showed that in both groups, responses to the items are dominated by a general factor, which might be labelled General Work Stress. Three minor group factors were identified: a motivational factor reflected by a desire to leave the organisation, an affective factor reflected by a tendency to worry, and a cognitive factor reflected by concentration and attentional difficulties. Overall, the results provide support for the construct validity of the GWSS as a measure of subjectively experienced work stress.
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