[Two scales for job stress and psychological health investigation: type-A personality and job satisfaction].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the psychometric properties of two instruments developed to measure Type-A behaviors and job satisfaction, two important variables mentioned in the stress literature.


METHODS
The data were collected from two different samples, one composed of 426 bank personnel, the other composed of 94 adults working in a private company. The findings are presented separately under the titles Study I and Study II. In both of the studies the assessment instruments used were: Stress Audit (Symptoms), Stress Audit (Vulnerability), Stress Coping Behaviors, Job Satisfaction Scale, and Type-A Behaviors Inventory.


RESULTS
For both of the instruments, the studies were based on factor analyses. For Type-A Behaviors Inventory the analyses revealed 4 factors, while for Job Satisfaction Scale they revealed 6 factors. The factor subscales developed from these factors were found to have satisfactory Cronbach's alphas. For Type-A Behaviors Inventory they ranged between .40 and .90; whereas for Job Satisfaction Inventory these values were between .53 and .94. Both studies also included correlational analyses to specify the criterion validity values of the two instruments.


CONCLUSIONS
The findings revealed that both of the instruments had satisfactory psychometric values, indicating that they can be reliably used in health psychology and job stress studies.
Batigün
Ayşegül Durak
AD
Ankara U DTCF Psikoloji Bl., Ankara. ayseguldurak@yahoo.com
Sahin
Nesrin H
NH
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014434:Type A Personality