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. 2022 Jun 23;12(7):677-691.
doi: 10.3390/ejihpe12070051.

Validity and Psychometric Properties of the ILO-WHO Workplace Stress Scale: A Study with Workers from the Canary Islands

Juan Martinez Torvisco  1 , Giuseppe Santisi  2 , Alice Garofalo  3 , Tiziana Ramaci  3 , Massimiliano Barattucci  4
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Validity and Psychometric Properties of the ILO-WHO Workplace Stress Scale: A Study with Workers from the Canary Islands

Juan Martinez Torvisco et al. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. .

Abstract

Occupational stress, as a negative facet, is a pervasive problem with significant implications for organizations, employees, welfare systems and health. The implementation of measurement tools that can capture the different organizational dimensions that determine stress in workers is part of the stress management and troubleshooting strategy that every company must manage daily. The aim of the present study was to adapt and validate the 25-item version of the ILO-WHO stress scale by Ivancevich and Matteson in the context of the Canary Islands of Spain. The tool assesses specific organizational dimensions of work-related stress determinants: organizational climate and structure, leader influence, cohesion, territory, technology and group support. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) on a sample of 1510 Canary Islands workers was carried out. The results indicate that the job stress scale revealed adequate psychometric properties, construct validity and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.972), and it can be profitably used to measure stress. At the end of the paper, theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Keywords: organizational stress; work stress measurement; work-related stress; workplace stress.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Final Factor Model for the 25-item ILO-WHO Workplace Stress Scale.
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