Job Stress and Related Factors Among Iranian Male Staff Using a Path Analysis Model.
BACKGROUND
In recent years, job stress has been cited as a risk factor for some diseases.


OBJECTIVE
Given the importance of this subject, we established a new model for classifying job stress among Iranian male staff using path analysis.


METHODS
This cross-sectional study was done on male staff in Tehran, Iran, 2013. The participants in the study were selected using a proportional stratum sampling method. The tools used included nine questionnaires (1- HSE questionnaire; 2- GHQ questionnaire; 3- Beck depression inventory; 4- Framingham personality type; 5- Azad-Fesharaki's physical activity questionnaire; 6- Adult attachment style questionnaire; 7- Azad socioeconomic questionnaire; 8- Job satisfaction survey; and 9- demographic questionnaire).


RESULTS
A total of 575 individuals (all male) were recruited for the study. Their mean (±SD) age was 33.49 (±8.9) and their mean job experience was 12.79 (±8.98) years. The pathway of job stress among Iranian male staff showed an adequate model fit (RMSEA=0.021, GFI=0.99, AGFI=0.97, P=0.136). In addition, the total effect of variables like personality type (β=0.283), job satisfaction (β=0.287), and age (β=0.108) showed a positive relationship with job stress, while variables like general health (β=-0.151) and depression (β=-0.242) showed the reverse effect on job stress.


CONCLUSIONS
According to the results of this study, we can conclude that our suggested model is suited to explaining the pathways of stress among Iranian male staff.
Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Esfandiar
E
Azad-Marzabadi
Biostatistics Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IR Iran.
Mohammad
M
Gholami Fesharaki
Depression; General Health; Job Satisfaction; Job Stress; Path Analysis; Personality Type; Physical Activity