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Job Stress Survey
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Individual JSS items provide valuable information
about specific aspects of a
particular job or a work environment that
may be good targets for job redesign,
organizational change, or other
interventions.
Occupational stress affects productivity, absenteeism, accidents,
worker
turnover, and
stress-related health problems. Identifying major sources of
stress in a
workplace can
help to identify changes in the work environment
and other interventions
that will reduce
stress and increase productivity.
The JSS was developed to assess
generic sources of
work-related stress experienced by men and women ages 18 years and older
in a wide
variety of business, industrial, and educational settings.
The JSS focuses on common work situations that often result in
psychological strain.
Each of the 30 items describes a job-related stressor event and assesses
both the
perceived severity and the frequency of occurrence of that event.
In
addition to providing information about stressors that adversely affect
individual employees, the JSS can also
help to identify sources of occupational stress for groups of workers
and allow comparison
of stress levels among employees in different departments or divisions
within the same organization.
Consists of Three Scales Based on all 30 Items and Six 10-Item Subscales
• The JSS Severity and Frequency scales provide information on the
average
level of
perceived severity and frequency of occurrence of the 30 JSS stressor
events.
• The Stress Index assesses the overall level of stress based on the
combined severity
and frequency ratings of all 30 stressor events.
• The 10-item JSS subscales measure components of occupational stress
associated
with the job itself (Job Pressure) and with lack of support from
supervisors, coworkers,
or the policies and procedures of the organization
(Lack of
Organizational Support).
In addition to the scales and subscales, individual JSS items provide
valuable information
about the specific aspects of a particular job or a work environment
that may be good targets
for job redesign, organizational change, or other interventions.
Test materials include the JSS Professional Manual and the hand-scorable
JSS Test
Booklet. An optional computerized Scoring Program is also available.
A
special
OCR-scannable test form (Form SP) has been developed for use with
the
scoring
software (responses must be entered into the software) or for large
group administrations
or research projects.
Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation
A 6th-grade reading ability is generally sufficient to understand and
respond
to the JSS
items. First, the individual rates the perceived severity of each of
the
30 stressor events
on a 9-point scale. Then the individual indicates
(on a scale of 0 to 9+
days) how often
each event has occurred during the preceding 6 months. Scores are then
calculated for
the three JSS scales and 6 subscales. To compare an individual's scores
with those of other workers in a particular normative group, percentile
ranks and T scores can be obtained from
the appendix tables in the
Professional Manual.
Comparison of item scores with appropriate norms provides important
information about how the stress experienced by an individual or group
of employees compares with that of others engaged in similar activities.
Scores may be plotted on the JSS Profile Form. Scoring Program users key
the individual's responses
into the software, and the program rapidly
calculates the raw scores, percentiles, and T scores.
The Professional Manual provides information on administration, scoring,
and interpretation of the JSS, as well as the development and
standardization of
the instrument. Normative data were obtained from
2,173 adults employed in business and industry, university, and military
settings. Normative groups
include managers, professionals, clerical
employees, skilled-trades or
maintenance employees, and military
personnel. Gender-specific and
combined-gender norms are provided.
Computerized scoring program (JSS-SP) also is available!
• Users key the individual's responses into the software.
• The program rapidly calculates the raw scores, percentiles, and T
scores.
• A special test form (Form SP) has been developed for use with the
scoring software (responses must be entered into the software), or for
large group administrations or research projects.
Requirements: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista™; NTFS file system; CD-ROM drive
for installation; Internet connection or telephone for software
activation
JSS Professional Manual, 25 Test Booklets, 25 Profile Forms, and 3.5''
Program Disks with 5 BONUS Uses of the JSS Scoring Program
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