The Development of the Job Stressor Appraisal Scale as Part of the Job Stress Battery

Turetgen İ., Berk O. S., Basbug G., Unsal P.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.147-153, 2012 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000103
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.147-153
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: job stress, job stressors, scale, Turkey, OCCUPATIONAL STRESS, WORK STRESS, TURNOVER INTENTIONS, SATISFACTION, HEALTH, STRAIN, CONSEQUENCES, PERFORMANCE, COMMITMENT, MODEL
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study introduces the psychometric qualities of the Job Stressor Appraisal Scale (JSAS), a part of the Job Stress Battery, which comprehensively measures job stress in terms of job stressors, moderators, and strains. The JSAS measures employees' appraisals of job stressors by considering both their frequency and intensity. To test its psychometric qualities, we administered the JSAS to a sample of 1,069 employees in Turkey. Factor analysis revealed a 5-factor structure, with 43 items explaining 46.1% of the variance. Cronbach's a coefficients of the factors and the total scale varied between .66 and .93. In terms of construct and convergent validities, results generally showed significant correlations in the expected directions. These findings obtained on the validity and reliability of the scale imply good psychometric qualities.