Identifying and Ranking Factors Influencing Job Stress among HSE Employees in phase 14 of south Pars: a cross sectional study in south of Iran

Authors

  • Hossein Ansari Health Promotion Research Center, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
  • Rasoul Alipour Department of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch, Zahedan, Iran
  • ramazan mirzaee Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical sciences Mashhad, Iran.

Keywords:

Stress, job stress, environmental factors, managerial factors

Abstract

The present paper aims at identifying and ranking the factors affecting job stress of HSE employees in the phase 14 of the South Pars. The research method was descriptive survey and the main data collection instrument was questionnaire and measuring sound and chemical pollution. The statistical population include Health and Safety Education (HSE) employees of the phase 14 (150) and to determine the size of sample, census method applied. The validity of the scales approved by the experts and professors and the reliability of the scales through Cronbach Alpha showed the value greater than 0.70 meaning good reliability. The results of the one sample T test indicated that the environmental and managerial factors affect job stress of the HSE employees. Among the environmental factors, long working hours, poisonous materials risks, air pollution, heat and moisture and air pollution affect job stress the most, respectively. Among the managerial factors, job security, lack of meritocracy, not in time payment and prejudice in salary affect job stress the most, respectively.

Author Biography

Hossein Ansari, Health Promotion Research Center, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.

Assisstant Proffesor of epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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2017-04-04

How to Cite

Ansari, H., Alipour, R., & mirzaee, ramazan. (2017). Identifying and Ranking Factors Influencing Job Stress among HSE Employees in phase 14 of south Pars: a cross sectional study in south of Iran. International Journal of Public Health Research, 7(1), 791–798. Retrieved from https://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/article/view/73