[Norm study of occupational stress on the professionals in Chengdu and Chongqing area].
OBJECTIVE
To establish the norm of occupational stress on the professionals in Chengdu and Chongqing area.


METHODS
According to the "Occupation Sorting Canon in the People's Republic of China", the professionals of the above-mentioned area were sorted out and randomly stratified. The normative data were derived from a sample of 2 064 participants. The modified Occupation Stress Inventory Revised Edition (OSI-R) was used to test the targets' occupational stress level (including stressors, strain and coping resources).


RESULTS
(1) In these professionals, the sex ratio was about 1:1, average age (36.4 +/- 9.4) years, average length of service (15.9 +/- 10.0) years, 63.07% people were college educated and over 80% married. (2) Descriptive statistics for OSI-R scale scores for the total normative sample, for gender samples and for occupational group samples were modulated. (3) The gender norm showed that there were heavier role overload and stronger occupational strains in males than those in females (P < 0.01). The score of personal resources in the males was not different from that in females (P > 0.05). (4) In terms of different occupations, the scores of occupational role and personal strain among various groups indicated significant differences (P < 0.01). The score of personal resources did not manifest difference (P > 0.05). (5) The major factors influencing OSI-R were sex, occupation and length of service.


CONCLUSIONS
The norm established can basically represent the occupational stress on professionals in Chengdu and Chongqing area.
Zeng
Fan-Hua
FH
HOIST Pharmaceutics, LTD. of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, China.
Wang
Zhi-Ming
ZM
Wang
Mian-Zhen
MZ
Lan
Ya-Jia
YJ
D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires