[Multifactor Organizational Stress Risk Questionnaire--MOSRQ: a preliminary study of dimensions and structure]
Riccardo Giorgio Zuffo1, Maria Santa Ferretti
1Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy. rzuffo@unich.it
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INTRODUCTION. The aim of the present study is to demonstrate the validity of the MOSRQ, a questionnaire for the assessment of work related stress risk. This questionnaire has 38 items: 19 related to organizational stressors and 19 to strains.
Method:
Firstly, it was performed a critical analysis of instruments reported in scientific literature; then relevant items about sources and consequences of work related stress were selected in order to obtain the questionnaire. Finally MOSRQ was administered to a sample of 2314 subjects mainly employed in private firms belonging to industry and service sectors.
Results:
MOSRQ obtains a good index of reliability (alpha = .89 for organizational stressor/antecedents and alpha = .92 for strain/outcome). Factor analysis presents a structure with 3 factors both for the antecedents and for the outcomes of work related stress.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, it is claimed that MOSRQ has the necessary psychometric characteristics for use in research as well as in organizational contexts.
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