A Study on the Measurement of Job Stress(Ⅰ)

The present study is intended to construct a comprehensive scale of measuring job stress. The subjects were 319 white-collar employees working in a huge conglomerate. A battery of 137 items was administered to the subjects, and subjected to factor analysis. The analysis revealed five factors of 81 items ; a) physical environmental factor b) organizational factor c) job related factor d) extra-organizational factor and e) individual related factor. These five factors are still divisible into 15 subfactors. The construct validity of the scale was demonstrated by the matching between theoretical constructs and factor structures. Reliability of the scale, assessed by a split-half coeficient, was good (r＝.847). Discussion is centered on the limitations of and the suggestions about using the scale in practical setting.

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Vol.4 No.1

A Study on the Measurement of Job Stress(Ⅰ)

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Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology