[Appraisal of occupational stress and its influential factors in executive group]

To assess occupational stress and its influential factors in executive group.

A test of occupational stress, its influential factors, was carried out with revised occupational stress inventory (OSI-R) for 263 executive group and 319 controls.

(1) Among the 6 items of occupational role questionnaire, the scores of role overload, role insufficiency, role boundary, role ambiguity, responsibility are obviously higher in the executive group (P < 0.01). The scores of vocational strain, psychological strain, interpersonal strain and physical strain in the executive group are significantly higher (P < 0.01). The results of personal resources indicate that social support scores in executive group are superior (P < 0.05). (2) Occupational role and personal strain were positively correlated (r = 0.337, P < 0.01), both of which correlated negatively to the personal resources (r = - 0.311, P < 0.01). (4) The major influential factors of personal strain and psychological strain were: responsibility, personal resources, role boundary and working environment. The major influential factors of interpersonal strain were role ambiguity, role boundary and personal resources. The major influential factors of physical strain were personal resources, responsibility, role boundary and education.

Different measure should be taken to reduce the occupational stress so as to improve the work ability of executive group.