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Validity and Reliability of the Employee's Stress Response Scale  

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)
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Anxiety and mood / v.8, no.2, 2012 , pp. 153-160 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Stress response; Validity; Reliability; Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
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