Investigating Occupational Stress: A Methodological Approach

One of the main methodological difficulties in carrying out research in the field of occupational stress is the use of pre-designed health and behavioural questionnaires. This has the serious disadvantage of either not including important stressors at work or distorting the importance of those that...

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Published in:Journal of Occupational Behaviour 1980-07, Vol.1 (3), p.191-204
Main Authors: Crump, John H., Cooper, Cary L., Smith, Mike
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air traffic control
Cognitive psychology
Job stress
Psychological stress
Psychophysiology
Questionnaires
Statistical variance
Work environments
Workloads
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Summary:One of the main methodological difficulties in carrying out research in the field of occupational stress is the use of pre-designed health and behavioural questionnaires. This has the serious disadvantage of either not including important stressors at work or distorting the importance of those that are included. This article describes the use of the Repertory Grid technique in identifying sources and manifestations of occupational stress which overcomes this obstacle. A detailed description of the Grid technique as it was applied to air traffic controllers is provided.
ISSN:0142-2774
0894-3796