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Volume 6, Issue 1 (Journal of Ergonomics 2018)
Iran J Ergon 2018, 6(1): 50-57 |
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Kiani F, Rahimi Pordanjani T, Mohamadzadeh Ebrahimi A. The relationship between occupational stress and health consequences among the workers in regards with the perceived organizational support
. Iran J Ergon 2018; 6 (1) :50-57
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1- Department of Psychology, Boroujen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boroujen, Iran , fariba.kiani64@gmail.com
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran
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Background: The majority of research have led to interventions such as stress management design and have neglected the role of psychosocial factors in occupational stress. The aim of current research was to the relationship between occupational stress and health consequences among the workers in regards with the perceived organizational support.
Methods: 211 individuals of Isfahan Steel Company were selected according to the stratified random sampling method and completed questionnaires about demography characteristics, Occupational stress, incident reporting rate and perceived organizational support. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive index and multiple regression analysis using SPSS18.
Results: Results showed that there were significant relationships among perceived organizational support, Occupational stress and incident reporting rate (P<0.05). Also, hierarchy regression analysis showed that the relationship between Occupational stress and incident reporting rate was partially mediated by perceived organizational support (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that perceived organizational support can modify the relationship between occupational stress and involvement in work accidents, and as a result, employees are less involved in risk behaviors and accidents are less caused by occupational stress.
Methods: 211 individuals of Isfahan Steel Company were selected according to the stratified random sampling method and completed questionnaires about demography characteristics, Occupational stress, incident reporting rate and perceived organizational support. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive index and multiple regression analysis using SPSS18.
Results: Results showed that there were significant relationships among perceived organizational support, Occupational stress and incident reporting rate (P<0.05). Also, hierarchy regression analysis showed that the relationship between Occupational stress and incident reporting rate was partially mediated by perceived organizational support (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that perceived organizational support can modify the relationship between occupational stress and involvement in work accidents, and as a result, employees are less involved in risk behaviors and accidents are less caused by occupational stress.
Type of Study: Research |
Received: 2018/05/11 | Accepted: 2018/08/12 | ePublished: 2018/08/12
Received: 2018/05/11 | Accepted: 2018/08/12 | ePublished: 2018/08/12
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