| Document ID (ISN) | 111908 |
| CIS number |
11-0597 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Houdmont J., Cox T., Griffiths A. |
| Title |
Work-related stress case definitions and prevalence rates in national surveys |
| Bibliographic information |
2010, Vol.60, p.658-661. 9 ref. |
| Abstract |
There is concern about lack of consistency in the design of case definitions used to measure work-related stress in national workforce surveys and the implications of this for the reliability and validity of prevalence estimates as well as for developments in policy and practice on tackling work-related stress. The aim of this study was to examine associations between case definitions used for the measurement of work-related stress in nationally-representative workforce surveys and the prevalence rates generated. The study focused on 18 nationally-representative workforce surveys conducted between 1995 and 2008 that involved British samples. The published report from each survey was scrutinized for evidence of the case definition used to measure work-related stress and the associated prevalence rate. Several types of case definition were identified that differed in terms of their theoretical basis, structure and content. Each was associated with a unique range of prevalence rates. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; psychology of work organization; stress factors; frequency rates |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
stress studies; survey; reliability |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Psychology of work organization
Statistical methods
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