title: [Job stress in agents at the socio-educational service centers in the state of Rio Grande do Sul].
abstract: The study was both to understand the association of work stress, socio-demographic and labor characteristics, habits and working conditions of the Socio-educational agents in the state of Rio Grande do Sul Brazil. It was a cross-sectional study with 881 agents of the Socio-educational Service Centers in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The Brazilian version of the Job Stress Scale for assessment of work stress has been applied. Were classified in a situation of high strain 19.2% of the agents. The following factors were related to job stress, the need for counseling lack of leisure time, day shift work, dissatisfaction with the workplace, the need for absence from work due to health problems and insufficient scale work. There is a need to further research working conditions and execution of Occupational Health Service acting in order to minimize the effects of psychological demands at work of a socio-educational agent
authors.affiliation: Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Campus Santiago, Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Bitencourt Toscani
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Magnago
authors.forename: Carmem Lúcia Colomé
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Janete de Souza
authors.initials: Jde S
authors.lastname: Urbanetto
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prochnow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000299:Adolescent, Institutionalized; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001938:Brazil; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D018453:Homeless Youth; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011330:Prisons; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D014478:Unemployment / Q000523:psychology; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D017132:Workplace