title: Initial development of an emic methodology for classification of stressful work situations.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Petrick
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Brodzinski
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Goyer
mesh_terms: 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