Anxiety and mood (대한불안의학회지)

Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorders (대한불안의학회)
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Validity and Reliability of the Employee's Stress Response Scale

직장인 스트레스 반응 척도 개발 및 타당화 연구

  • Lee, Jeong Eun (Department of Social Welfare, Yonsei University) ;
  • Choi, Bora (Center for Social Welfare Research, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jung, Young-Eun (Department of Psychiatry, Hyundaisarang Hospital) ;
  • Song, Gary (Dain C&M Corp.) ;
  • Kang, Min Jae (Center for Social Welfare Research, Yonsei University) ;
  • Chae, Jeong-Ho (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 이정은 (연세대학교 사회복지학과) ;
  • 최보라 (연세대학교 사회복지연구소) ;
  • 정영은 (현대사랑병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 송광헌 (다인C&M) ;
  • 강민재 (연세대학교 사회복지연구소) ;
  • 채정호 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실)
  • Received : 2012.10.15
  • Accepted : 2012.10.18
  • Published : 2012.10.30
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to develop an employee's stress response scale (ESRS) and examine its validity and reliability. Methods : The study was conducted as follows : item generation, and test of validity and reliability. Items were developed via literature review, review of instruments, and data acquired from email-survey of counselors in the field of Employee Assistance Program (EAP). In order to test validity and reliability, data were collected from 400 employees. Results : The result of exploratory factor analysis of ESRS suggested 4 factor structures (work-related, anger, somatization, depression & anxiety) with a total of 25 items. ESRS showed a relatively strong positive correlation with Hospital Anxiety-Depression scale (HAD), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Psychological Wellbeing Index (PWI), which showed ESRS had high convergent validity. Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ and test-retest reliability was .95 and .610 respectively. Conclusion : The ESRS is reliable and valid brief scale for measuring stress responses of employees. This scale would be useful in quantitatively evaluating job stress in workplace.

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