Work-related stress assessment in a population of Italian workers. The Stress Questionnaire
- Nicola Muccid, f(Author),
- ,
- Vincenzo Cupellid(Author),
- Pier Agostino Gioffrèe(Author),
- Maria Valeria Rosatie(Author),
- Francesco Tomeie(Author)
- ,
- ,
- cJaume I University,
- dUniversity of Florence,
- eUniversity of Rome La Sapienza,
- fCatholic University of the Sacred Heart
Publication Information
Output type
Original language
EnglishPages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 673-679 (7 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Science of the Total Environment (Volume 502)Publication milestones
- Published - 01/01/2015
Publication status
ISSN
0048-9697External Publication IDs
- Scopus: 84907965340
- PubMed: 25305329
Abstract
The present study shows detailed information about the reliability and validity of the psychosocial risk scale included in the Stress Questionnaire (SQ) developed by our research group. The primary purpose of this work is to test the factor structure of the psychosocial risk scale through a first-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using a large pooled dataset obtained from a population of 2026 employees of 15 Italian medium-large companies.Data were collected by a team of researchers who examined demographic variables, work-related stress, workplace bullying, mental health and other constructs. In addition to these substantive issues, the survey was designed to better understand response bias.After the evaluation of the results we conclude that the psychosocial risk scale reported a satisfactory reliability and validity. In addition, it allowed a careful measurement of work related stress, considering both leader's and follower's perspectives.