Initial development of an emic methodology for classification of stressful work situations.
Research on stress in the workplace has generally focused on situations which the investigator a priori perceives to be stressful for people at work. In the current study, an emic (insider) approach to identification of what constitutes a stressful work event is described as a complement to the outsider's perspective. Using content analysis, two broad categories of work-related stressful events were used to classify situations which the employee perceived to be stressful. Recommendations for research using the methodology are provided.
Scherer
R F
RF
Department of Management, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435.
Owen
C L
CL
Petrick
J A
JA
Brodzinski
J D
JD
Goyer
K A
KA
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012931:Social Environment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications; D016526:Workload / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology