TITLE:
Development and Preliminary Validation of a Scale for Measuring Perceived Professional Stress (SPP) in the Workplace
AUTHORS:
Nana Brigitte, Sawadogo Amidou, Tiama Adama, Paré Kaboré Afsata
KEYWORDS:
Company, Experienced Stress, Perceived Stress, Confirmatory Factor Analysis
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.14 No.10,
October
13,
2023
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Occupational stress is the second occupational
disease after Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs). Its assessment tools are
well known in the northern countries. In the countries of the South,
however, rare are the studies devoted to the development of a valid instrument
for its estimation while the factors highlighting its existence have been
reported by several studies. Objective: The objective of this study is
to design and validate a scale for measuring the SPP adapted to the
Burkinabe business environment. Methodology: Several waves of purposive surveys (ranging from a small sample to a
large sample) were performed with company employees (30; 20; 20; 446). The
design and the validation of the measurement scale have been carried out on the basis of recent measurement
recommendations in psychometrics. The data collected has been processed
following content analysis and MASQDA software for qualitative data and SPSS 21
and AMOS 25 software respectively, for factor analysis Exploratory and
confirmatory factor analysis. Results: a 16-item scale with four
dimensions: physical, Emotional, cognitive, and behavioral of the SPP
was designed. These dimensions met the validity criteria (AVE index = .77
> .50) and reliability (Cronbach alpha of .87 and Joreskog Rho index .88
> .70) psychometrics recommended by the authors. Conclusion: The
scale of measurement Perceived Occupational Stress (PPS) proposed has
shown its validity and reliability on confirmatory factor analysis. It can be
used to estimate the level of stress among company employees. However,
large-scale studies should be undertaken to confirm its psychometric
validity.