| Occupational Stress Inventory |
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Most of the instruments that have been developed to measure stress in work have ignored the work context dimension. Many studies have failed to give substantial recognition to the stress involved in specific job roles that cut across both occupational fields and levels. The revised edition of the Occupational Stress Inventory overcomes these shortcomings by measuring domains of occupational adjustment that include: |
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occupational stress, |
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stress associated with one’s inability to cope effectively with stressors in the workplace and other settings, |
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the coping resources available to the individual to combat the effects of stressors and to alleviate strain |
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| The OSI scales assess three dimensions of occupational adjustment: |
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| Occupational stress is measured by a set of 6 scales that comprise the Occupational Roles Questionnaire. The ORQ scales measure the following stress-inducing work roles: |
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Role Overload |
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Role Insufficiency |
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Role Ambiguity |
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Role Boundary |
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Responsibility |
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Physical Environment |
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Psychological strain is measured by a set of 4 scales that comprise the Personal Strain Questionnaire. The PSQ scales reflect affective responses in four major categories: |
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Vocational Strain |
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Psychological Strain |
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Interpersonal Strain |
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Physical Strain |
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| Coping resources are measured by 4 scales the comprise the Personal Resources Questionnaire: |
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Recreation |
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Self-Care |
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Social Support |
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Rational/Cognitive Coping |
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| Other features of this instrument: |
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140 items |
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5th grade reading level |
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can be hand scored |
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norms provided for males and females in 6 occupational groups, executive, professional, technical, administrative support, public service/safety, agricultural/production/labourer |
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case studies aid in interpretation, correlational and multivariate studies provide evidence of the relationship among stress, strain and coping. |
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Specification Sheet |
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