The Occupational Stress Check and Assessment Questionnaire: development, validity, and reliability

Area of Science:

• Occupational health psychology
• Psychometrics
• Workplace well-being

Background:

• Existing occupational stress questionnaires lack cultural adaptation for Chinese work environments.
• There's a need for instruments addressing emerging stressors and validated in non-Western populations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate a culturally adapted instrument for measuring occupational stress.
• To assess occupational stress levels and risks in the Chinese workplace.

Main Methods:

• Developed the Occupational Stress Check and Assessment Questionnaire (OSCAQ) based on established stress models.
• Collected data from 13,019 Chinese workers and employed item analysis, EFA, and CFA for validation.
• Assessed reliability using Cronbach's α and Spearman-Brown coefficients.

Main Results:

• The final OSCAQ comprises 75 items across three subscales: work stressors, social support, and stress reactions.
• Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the factorial structure, with good model fit.
• The questionnaire demonstrated strong construct validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and internal consistency.

Conclusions:

• The OSCAQ is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing occupational stress.
• It is suitable for measuring occupational stress status in Chinese workers.