Correlation between psychosocial work factors and the degree of stress

BACKGROUND: Psychosocial risks and work-related stress are one of the most complex, most significant and most challenging problems that organizations around the world are facing. Stress negatively affects all participants in the organization and significantly contributes to negative health consequen...

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Published in:Work (Reading, Mass.) Mass.), 2021-01, Vol.69 (1), p.235-245
Main Authors: Živković, Snežzana, Milenović, Miodrag, Krstić, Ivana Ilić, Veljković, Milan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chi-square test
Correlation coefficient
Correlation coefficients
Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
Multiple regression analysis
Occupational health
Organizations
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Risk assessment
Social interactions
Statistical analysis
Statistical significance
Statistical tests
Workplaces
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Summary:BACKGROUND: Psychosocial risks and work-related stress are one of the most complex, most significant and most challenging problems that organizations around the world are facing. Stress negatively affects all participants in the organization and significantly contributes to negative health consequences and economic outcomes. OBJECTIVE: With timely identification and adequate assessment of psychosocial risks, it is possible to create healthy workplaces and healthy organizations where employees are satisfied and motivated. The paper will present the results of the research of psychosocial risks on a large sample of respondents in the Republic of Serbia. METHODS: A questionnaire was distributed to 1,212 participants of which 1,140 answered all the questions asked. Data from the questionnaire were analyzed using multiple regression analysis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman’s correlation coefficient and Pearson’s chi-square test (χ2). RESULTS: The results of multiple regression analysis showed that all psychosocial risks taken together are statistically significantly (p 
ISSN:1051-9815
1875-9270
DOI:10.3233/WOR-213473