• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.225-233
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• 2011

이 연구는 작업치료사를 대상으로 한국인 직무스트레스 측정도구의 신뢰도와 타당도를 알아보기 위해 실시되었다. 이를 위해 작업치료사 214명을 대상으로 한국인 직무스트레스 측정도구를 이용하여 자료를 수집하였다. 수집된 자료는 요인분석을 실시하여 측정도구의 타당도를 알아보았다. 연구 결과 한국인 직무 스트레스 측정도구를 작업치료사에게 적용하기 위해서는 개발 당시에 제시되었던 7개 하위요인보다는 직장문화, 조직체계, 직무자율성결여, 보상부적절, 직무요구, 관계갈등, 직무능력, 직무불안정의 8개 요인으로 적용하는 것이 작업치료사에게 보다 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 측정도구의 Cronbach' ${\alpha}$는 0.84로 작업치료사 대상의 한국인 직무스트레스 측정도구의 문항내적합치도의 경우 좋은 신뢰도라 판단할 수 있으며, 평가도구 내 문항수도 적절한 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구는 작업치료사의 직무스트레스 관련 연구를 위해 필수적인 직무스트레스 측정도구의 심리측정학적 특성을 제시하였다는데 의의가 있다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.384-388
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• 2019

The horse stable hand workers are one of the most important occupations in horse-racing industry. However, suicide problem of the horse stable hand workers in Korea has raised the necessity of new study on how these workers experience mental health problems such as occupational stress and depression in organizational situation. Therefore, this study investigated the occupational stress and depression level of the horse stable hand workers and identified the structural relationship in the horse-racing industry through a detailed interview. A total of 207 horse stable hand workers participated in this study, and occupational stress and depression level were surveyed using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS) and Korean version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). The results of this study showed that the occupational stress level of horse stable hand workers was higher than the median of Korean population. The significant difference in occupational stress among the detail job grade was also identified. In addition, 34% of the horse stable hand workers showed high risk of depression, and job demand, organizational system, and inappropriate compensation as the subfactors of occupational stress were showed to mainly affect depression. Although there are some limitations according to the field survey, this study also has significant meaning in that it identifies the relationship between the occupational characteristics of the horse stable hand workers and the mental health. It will be necessary to study the diverse organizational situation and individual mental health for new occupations.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.290-295
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• 2017

Background: Safety climate and occupational stress are related with occupational accident. The present study tried to identify the differences in safety climate and occupational stress according to occupational accidents experience and employment type (e.g., direct workers and subcontract workers). Methods: In this study, we conducted a survey using safety climate scale and Korean Occupational Stress Scale and classified the participants into four groups: direct workers working for accident-free departments, direct workers working for accident departments, subcontract workers working for accident-free departments, and subcontract workers working for accident departments for 2 years within the same workplace in the shipbuilding industry. Results: The direct workers and subcontract workers showed diverse results in subscales of safety climate and occupational stress. This result is supported by existing studies; however, further study is necessary for more supporting evidence and elaborative methodological approach. Conclusion: The necessity of management for safety climate and psychosocial factor such as occupational stress for both direct workers and subcontract workers as a whole is suggested by this study.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.72-78
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• 2015

According to the report of the WHO, workers have been exposed to much job strain such as job load, responsibility, role, interpersonal conflict etc. In Korea, studies on job strain started to become active from 1990s and now hundreds of studies are actively under going or publishing so that the studies are contributing to development and improvement of job strain. Representative measurement models of job strain are Job Strain Model of Karasek, Job Stress Model of NOISH, Korea Occupational Stress Scale, JSQ(Job Stress Questionnaire), K-OSI(Korea Version of Occupational Stress Inventory) etc. (Lee Kwan-Suk, 2012 ; KOSHA, 2003). Among them, Job Strain Model of Karasek had been loved by many researchers of job strain before Korea Occupational Stress Scale was developed. Job Strain Model of Karasek had been fitted to Korean style and then, used to analyze job strain of Korean people so that this Scale highly contributed to seeking relationship with cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disease caused by job, smoking, drug, alcohol poisoning, and pulse(Lee Kwan-Suk, 2012). But as this Model was studied and developed based on foreign culture and life pattern, a model fit to Korea was developed to measure job strain for Korean people, which is Korea Occupational Stress Scale now most frequently used in measuring job strain. Accordingly, after this study made questionnaire survey about same population using the two methods used most frequently in measuring job strain, the study investigated what features appeared, what correlations appear between two models, and comparatively analyzed characteristics each independent and dependent variable. Based on this, the study aimed to exactly express job strain of Korean people. The subjects of the study were a population of 233, and Karasek's Questionnaire and KOSS's Questionnaire were surveyed at the same time. The results were analyzed by statistical program to obtain significant difference between two models. Four particular groups were divided with Job Strain Model of Karasek and the four particular groups were measured with Korea Occupational Stress Scale. And job strain come from combination of two models was measured, with which new comparative analysis method was suggested.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.849-857
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• 2014

직무스트레스란 작업장 또는 조직 내에서 일어나는 스트레스로서, 한국의 직장인들이 느끼는 직무스트레스는 87.8%로 OECD 국가 중 최고 수준이다. 본 연구의 목적은 물리치료사를 대상으로 한국인 직무스트레스 측정도구에 대하여 실증적으로 검증하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 경기지역소재의 물리치료사를 대상으로 설정하였으며, 유의표집법으로 388명에 대하여 자료를 수집하였다. 수집된 자료는 탐색적 요인분석과 확증적 요인분석을 통하여 요인구조를 확인하고, 물리치료사를 대상으로 한 한국인 직무스트레스 측정도구를 실증적으로 검증하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 측정도구의 신뢰도를 조사한 결과 0.83로 적절하게 나타났다. 둘째, 탐색적 요인분석 및 확증적 요인분석을 통하여 물리치료사를 대상으로 측정한 한국인 직무스트레스 측정도구는 개발 당시 제시되었던 하위요인보다는 조직체계 및 보상부적절, 직장문화, 직무요구, 관계갈등, 직무능력, 직무불안정, 직무자율성결여의 7개 요인으로 적용하는 것이 물리치료사에게 보다 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 물리치료사의 직무스트레스 관련 연구를 위한 기초 정보 산출 및 평가에 기여할 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.128-138
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors influencing the wellness of call center employees. Methods: From December 2018 to October 2019, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 155 workers recruited from the call centers in Seoul, South Korea. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. The questionnaires were used to measure the following scales: Korean occupational stress scale, emotional labor scale, work-life balance scale and wellness scale. Using the SPSS 26.0 program, the descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted. Results: The mean score of the wellness level of call center employees was 3.05 out of a maximum of 5.00. More wellness level of call center employees was associated with gender, psychiatric diagnosis, and call characteristics. A multiple regression analysis indicated that the total scores on the wellness scale were predicted by call characteristics, occupational stress and work-life balance, with an explanatory power of 42.2%. Conclusion: Study findings show that it is necessary to promote wellness in call center workers with differentiated strategies according to call characteristics, occupational stress and work-life balance. This implies that it is necessary to understand the call characteristics and patterns of workers and to provide an innovative wellness program tailored to individual characteristics for an effective management of the emotional labor and occupational stress.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.193-197
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• 2020

본 연구는 물리치료사의 성별, 고용형태, 의료기관 및 치료분야에 따른 직무스트레스의 차이를 조사하고 비교하고자 실시하였다. 한국인 직무스트레스 측정도구 단축형을 활용하여 직무스트레스를 비교한 결과 직무스트레스는 오직 성별에서만 유의한 차이가 있었고 고용형태, 의료기관 및 치료분야에 따른 직무스트레스는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 한국인 직무스트레스 측정도구 7항목 중에서 직무요구에 대한 점수가 다른 항목에 비해 상대적으로 높게 나타났지만 전체적으로 물리치료사의 직무스트레스는 참고치에 비해 낮은 것으로 조사되었다. 물리치료사들의 적절한 직무스트레스 관리를 위해 적절한 직무요구와 직무환경을 제공하는 것은 직무스트레스를 효과적으로 조절할 수 있는 하나의 방법이 될 수 있다.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.33.1-33.9
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• 2023

Background: Studies on the association between occupational stress and depression have been frequently reported. However, the cross-sectional designs of studies limited insight into causal associations. In this study, we investigated the longitudinal association between occupational stress and new-onset depression among employees in a single manufacturing plant. Methods: The annual health checkup data of employees at a manufacturing plant in Korea were collected. A total of 1,837 male employees without depression who completed a health checkup during two consecutive years were included. Occupational stress was measured using a short form of the Korea Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS-SF), and depression was assessed using a Patient Health Questionnaire-2. The association between occupational stress change over the two years and newly developed depression was investigated using two logistic regression models. Results: Across all sub-factors of KOSS-SF, employees who reported increased occupational stress had a higher risk of new-onset depression. Newly developed depression was significantly associated with job demand (odds ratio [OR]: 4.34; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.37-7.96), job insecurity (OR: 3.21; 95% CI: 1.89-5.48), occupational climate (OR: 3.18; 95% CI: 1.91-5.31), lack of reward (OR: 2.28; 95% CI: 1.26-4.12), interpersonal conflict (OR: 2.14; 95% CI: 1.18-3.86), insufficient job control (OR: 1.93; 95% CI: 1.05-3.56), and the organizational system (OR: 1.84; 95% CI: 1.01-3.36). Conclusions: For every sub-factor of the KOSS-SF, occupational stress increase and persistent high stress were associated with the risk of developing new-onset depression. Among the seven sub-factors, job demand had the most significant effect. Our results show that occupational stress should be managed to promote employee mental healthcare.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2009

The purpose of this research was to measure the effect of a gestalt group meditation therapy intervention program on occupational stress and anxiety in working women aged 30 to 49 in Korea. Scientific methods were employed to test a gestalt group meditation therapy intervention program as treatment for working women in 30-40s to reduce their level of occupational stress and anxiety. The study involved 18 volunteer subjects ages of 30 to 49 years, randomly divided into two groups: (1) gestalt group meditation therapy intervention program, and (2) no program. Both groups completed a pre-test and a post-test of occupational stress scale and trait anxiety inventory. The outcome data was analyzed as qual1litative information using the SPSSPC+ computer program. Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze the result in order to verify the sameness between experienced group and controlled group of pre-test scores within the groups. Also U-test comparisons were used to analyze the treatment effects. The results of this investigation indicated that (1) occupational stress scores decrease after gestalt group meditation therapy intervention program on the treatment group, and (2) trait-anxiety scores decrease after gestalt group meditation therapy intervention program on the treatment group. In summary, the gestalt group meditation therapy intervention program for career women, aged 30 to 49, in Korea could reduce the subjects' occupational stress and anxiety.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.159-169
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• 2010

Purpose: This is a descriptive study to provide basic material that enables to prevent industrial hospital nurses from occupational stress, health problems and work impairment by understanding their work environment, stress, Presenteeism and correlation among them. Method: The subjects for this study consists of 272 industrial hospital nurses who have attended the training conducted by KAOHN from October to December 2009 and recognized the purpose of this study and agreed to participate. The questionnaire included Korean Version of Occupational Stress questionnaire developed by S.J. Chang and Stanford Presenteeism Scale questionnaire translated by Y.M. Lee. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheff$\acute{e}$ test and Pearson's correlation coefficient with SPSS/WIN 17.0. Result: The industrial hospital nurses get much more stress than the average in three fields of occupational stress: interpersonal conflict, job insecurity and occupational climate. The study shows in particular, the age group of twenties with one to three year work experience having higher than any other groups in occupational stress, work impairment and perceived productivity of Presenteeism. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop management for these groups of nurses. In addition, institutional support and policy should be rendered to secure job conditions so that occupational stress can be relieved from these nurses and to prevent work impairment in advance as occupational stress has substantial correlation with health problems, work impairment and perceived productivity of Presenteeism.