The method for stress assessment of workers. (Part 1). Stress score by self-rating method.

  • NATSUME Makoto
    Department of Mental Health, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
  • MURATA Hiroshi
    Department of General Affairs, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
  • SUGIMOTO Kanji
    Department of Industrial Health, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
  • NAKAMURA Akio
    Department of General Affairs, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
  • MATSUBARA Kazuyuki
    Department of General Affairs, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
  • ASAO Hirokazu
    Osaka Prefectural Nakamiya Hospital
  • FUJII Hisakazu
    Department of Mental Health, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health

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Other Title
  • 勤労者におけるストレス評価法 第1報  点数法によるストレス度の自己評価の試み
  • キンロウシャ ニ オケル ストレス ヒョウカホウ 1 テンスウホウ ニ ヨル
  • Stress Score by Self-Rating Method
  • 点数法によるストレス度の自己評価の試み

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Abstract

In order to evaluate the grade of reaction to stressors, especially those on occupational life of workers, the following stress survey was conducted. Eighteen new items of occupational life stressors were proposed in addition to the social readjustment rating scale (S. R. R. S.) prepared by Holmes.<br>Furthermore, two items, “own stress tolerance” and “own stress at present, ” were designed in addition to the foregoing 65 stressors. Marriage is given a score of 50 in reference-standard of stress strength. These 67 items of 1, 630 workers were evaluated by the self-rating method ranging in score from 0 to 100.<br>The results can be summarized as follows:<br>1. As for each item, we examined the average value of the total sample and analyzed them by sex, age, kind of occupation, position, and length of service. We named these stress scores and analyzed the ranking of 65 stress scores. The item with the highest score was “death of spouse (score 82.7)” and the item with the lowest one was “income increase (score 24.7).” The scores of 27 out of 65 items were higher than 50.<br>Next, 65 items were classified into 4 groups, that is, individual life, family life, occupational life, and social life.<br>2. Scores of the newly designed items to examine the ability to adjust oneself to place of work were “own stress tolerance (score: 73.7)” and “own stress at present (48.8), ” respectively.<br>3. We examined the difference by sex, age, kind of occupation, position, and length of service based on the average value of stress score by t-test and the following results were obtained.<br>1) Scores of those in the thirties were higher than those in the twenties.<br>2) Section heads and leaders were under greater stress than division heads.<br>In the same way, the differences among the four groups were analyzed and the following results were observed.<br>1) The only significant difference was seen in the occupational life stress group.<br>2) In the occupational life stress group, the scores of those in the thirties, forties, and fifties were higher than those in the twenties. Section heads and leaders were under greater stress than the staff. Workers in service for more than 21 years had higher scores than workers in service for less than 10 years.<br>4. The practical uses of our stress survey are also discussed in this report.

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  • Sangyo Igaku

    Sangyo Igaku 30 (4), 266-279, 1988

    Japan Society for Occupational Health

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