Development of a Short Version of the New Brief Job Stress          Questionnaire

Akiomi INOUE; Norito KAWAKAMI; Teruichi SHIMOMITSU; Akizumi TSUTSUMI; Takashi HARATANI; Toru YOSHIKAWA; Akihito SHIMAZU; Yuko ODAGIRI

doi:10.2486/indhealth.2014-0114

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Development of a Short Version of the New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire

Akiomi INOUE, Norito KAWAKAMI, Teruichi SHIMOMITSU, Akizumi TSUTSUMI, Takashi HARATANI, Toru YOSHIKAWA, Akihito SHIMAZU, Yuko ODAGIRI

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Akiomi INOUE
Department of Mental Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Norito KAWAKAMI
Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Teruichi SHIMOMITSU
Japan Health Promotion Fitness Foundation, Japan
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Japan
Akizumi TSUTSUMI
Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan
Takashi HARATANI
Health Administration and Psychosocial Factor Research Group, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
Toru YOSHIKAWA
Department of Research, The Institute for Science of Labour, Japan
Akihito SHIMAZU
Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Yuko ODAGIRI
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Japan

Keywords: Job stress, Primary prevention, Psychosocial risk management, Stress assessment, Test-retest reliability, Validity

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2014 Volume 52 Issue 6 Pages 535-540

DOI https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2014-0114

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Abstract

This study was aimed to investigate the test-retest reliability and validity of a short version of the New Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (New BJSQ) whose scales have one item selected from a standard version. Based on the results from an anonymous web-based questionnaire of occupational health staffs and personnel/labor staffs, we selected higher-priority scales from the standard version. After selecting one item with highest item-total correlation coefficient from each scale, a 23-item questionnaire was developed. A nationally representative survey was administered to Japanese employees (n=1,633) to examine test-retest reliability and validity. Most scales (or items) showed modest but adequate levels of test-retest reliability (r>0.50). Furthermore, job demands and job resources scales (or items) were associated with mental and physical stress reactions while job resources scales (or items) were also associated with positive outcomes. These findings provided a piece of evidence that the short version of the New BJSQ is reliable and valid.

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