Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, China.
California State University, Bakersfield, California, USA.
Stress Health. 2024 Feb;40(1):e3286. doi: 10.1002/smi.3286. Epub 2023 Jun 19.
In recent years, stress-related suicides have been on the rise among Chinese government employees. Standardized instruments on job stress are abundant, but few of them have been administered and validated among Chinese government employees. Using convenience samples of Chinese government employees, this study aimed to translate and validate the Sources of Pressure Scale (SPS) of the Pressure Management Indicator (PMI), which is a comprehensive instrument on job stress developed by western researchers. Sample 1 participants (n = 278) filled out the PMI questionnaire and the Kessler Psychological Distress scale in person and sample 2 participants (n = 227) completed the same questionnaires online. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted using separate samples. Though the original SPS contained 40 items and eight dimensions, our analyses validated a much shorter version, with four dimensions encompassing 15 items: relationships (5 items), home-work balance (4 items), recognition (3 items), and personal responsibilities (3 items). Also reported in the study is evidence that the shortened version of the the PMI is the Sources of Pressure Scale is a reliable and valid measure of job stressors among Chinese government employees. Government agencies in China can use these findings to develop more relevant organizational-level interventions to reduce job stress and its detrimental consequences.
近年来，中国政府雇员的与压力相关的自杀率呈上升趋势。有大量关于工作压力的标准化工具，但其中很少有针对中国政府雇员进行管理和验证。本研究使用中国政府雇员的便利样本，旨在翻译和验证西方研究人员开发的工作压力综合工具——压力管理指标（PMI）中的压力源量表（SPS）。样本 1 参与者（n=278）亲自填写了 PMI 问卷和 Kessler 心理困扰量表，而样本 2 参与者（n=227）则在线完成了相同的问卷。使用单独的样本进行了探索性和验证性因素分析。尽管原始的 SPS 包含 40 个项目和 8 个维度，但我们的分析验证了一个更短的版本，其中包括 4 个维度和 15 个项目：人际关系（5 个项目）、家庭-工作平衡（4 个项目）、认可（3 个项目）和个人责任（3 个项目）。本研究还表明，PMI 的缩短版——压力源量表是一种可靠有效的测量中国政府雇员工作压力源的工具。中国政府机构可以利用这些发现，制定更相关的组织层面干预措施，以减轻工作压力及其不利后果。
