Extra Credit: Analyzing Job Stress Factors and Their Impact on Employee Well-being
Investigation of job stressors and their effects on employee health.
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Extra Credit: Analyzing Job Stress Factors and Their Impact on
Employee Well-being
DUE ON LAST DAY OF CLASS
COPY/PAST THIS UNDER WEEK #4 ASSIGNMENT AND THEN
SUBMIT TO THE WEEK 4 DROPBOX
Extra Credit
Worth Up to 12 Points
Note: There are three overall questions with sub-questions, and each overall question
is worth up to4 points.
Overview
Given the current economy, where employees are asked to do more with less,
job stress is at an all time high. An organization wished to determine what
factors in the work environment were causing the most job stress.
A six-item survey was administered to sample 202 employees. The survey
was measured on the following scale:
Scale Code
Strongly
Agree 5
Agree 4
Neutral 3
Dis-
Agree 2
Strongly
Disagree 1
The higher the number, the more favorable.
Below is each question. Employees rated each one using the scale above.
Employee Well-being
DUE ON LAST DAY OF CLASS
COPY/PAST THIS UNDER WEEK #4 ASSIGNMENT AND THEN
SUBMIT TO THE WEEK 4 DROPBOX
Extra Credit
Worth Up to 12 Points
Note: There are three overall questions with sub-questions, and each overall question
is worth up to4 points.
Overview
Given the current economy, where employees are asked to do more with less,
job stress is at an all time high. An organization wished to determine what
factors in the work environment were causing the most job stress.
A six-item survey was administered to sample 202 employees. The survey
was measured on the following scale:
Scale Code
Strongly
Agree 5
Agree 4
Neutral 3
Dis-
Agree 2
Strongly
Disagree 1
The higher the number, the more favorable.
Below is each question. Employees rated each one using the scale above.
Q1. I have the resources I need (e.g., tools, equipment, supplies,
personnel) to do my job effectively. (RESOURCES)
Q2. Policies and programs help me balance my work and
personal commitments. (WORKLIFE)
Q3. I am satisfied with my involvement in decisions that affect
me. (INVOLVEMENT)
Q4. I have the opportunities to learn and grow in my job.
(LEARN)
Q5. I am satisfied with my total compensation (pay, benefits).
(REWARDS)
Q6. The amount of stress I experience on the job is reasonable.
(STRESS)
1. Below is computer output from SPSS, the package used in the text.
The table below has descriptive statistics for each variable measured the
5-point scale, with 5 being “Strongly Agree” and 1 being “Strongly
Disagree” (Favorable = “SA or A”
1a. Which variable is has the most favorable rating? (1 pt)
The variable WORKLIFE has the most favorable rating.
b. Which variable has the most variation in the response? (1 pt)
The variable STRESS has the most variation in the response.
Statistics
202 202 201 196 194 202
0 0 1 6 8 0
3.9901 4.1782 3.7264 3.8673 3.6907 3.4010
5.0000 5.0000 3.0000 3.0000 3.0000 4.0000
5.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 5.00
1.06032 1.00641 .98476 .99370 .99596 1.60924
-.284 -.483 .446 .270 .399 .687
.171 .171 .172 .174 .175 .171
-1.264 -1.482 -1.484 -1.947 -1.224 3.280
.341 .341 .341 .346 .347 .341
Valid
Missing
N
Mean
Median
Mode
Std. Deviation
Skewness
Std. Error of Skewness
Kurtos is
Std. Error of Kurtos is
RESOURCES WORKLIFE
INVOLVE
MENT LEARN REWARDS STRESS
personnel) to do my job effectively. (RESOURCES)
Q2. Policies and programs help me balance my work and
personal commitments. (WORKLIFE)
Q3. I am satisfied with my involvement in decisions that affect
me. (INVOLVEMENT)
Q4. I have the opportunities to learn and grow in my job.
(LEARN)
Q5. I am satisfied with my total compensation (pay, benefits).
(REWARDS)
Q6. The amount of stress I experience on the job is reasonable.
(STRESS)
1. Below is computer output from SPSS, the package used in the text.
The table below has descriptive statistics for each variable measured the
5-point scale, with 5 being “Strongly Agree” and 1 being “Strongly
Disagree” (Favorable = “SA or A”
1a. Which variable is has the most favorable rating? (1 pt)
The variable WORKLIFE has the most favorable rating.
b. Which variable has the most variation in the response? (1 pt)
The variable STRESS has the most variation in the response.
Statistics
202 202 201 196 194 202
0 0 1 6 8 0
3.9901 4.1782 3.7264 3.8673 3.6907 3.4010
5.0000 5.0000 3.0000 3.0000 3.0000 4.0000
5.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 5.00
1.06032 1.00641 .98476 .99370 .99596 1.60924
-.284 -.483 .446 .270 .399 .687
.171 .171 .172 .174 .175 .171
-1.264 -1.482 -1.484 -1.947 -1.224 3.280
.341 .341 .341 .346 .347 .341
Valid
Missing
N
Mean
Median
Mode
Std. Deviation
Skewness
Std. Error of Skewness
Kurtos is
Std. Error of Kurtos is
RESOURCES WORKLIFE
INVOLVE
MENT LEARN REWARDS STRESS
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