مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Work Stress, Perception of Job Safety, and Job Satisfaction of Rope Access Technicians and the Relationship among Them

Abstract :

Work stress, while affecting employee productivity and job satisfaction, is an important factor that causes serious injuries and even death at work. For this reason, to determine and to propose solutions for those factors affecting job stress is essential for dangerous jobs such as rope access technicians. The main purpose of this study was to examine: job stress, job satisfaction and the perception of job safety of rope access technicians and to show if there are any relations between these factors. The participants in this study were 69 people (X age= 31.27 ±5.33) who volunteered for the study. The data was obtained by means of a form including: the Job Stress Scale developed by Cohen and Williamson (1988) and adapted by Baltaş (1998), the “Job Safety Questionnaire” developed by Hayes et al. (1998) and adapted by Yiğit, Akpınar ve Taş (2016), and the “Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale” developed by Weiss et al. (1967) and adapted by Baycan (1985). Additionally, a “personal information form” was used in order to collect data concerning demographic information. As a result of this study, it was found that for rope access technicians, job satisfaction was high, the levels of job stress was suitable for health and productivity, and the perceptions of job safety were moderate. Further, it was found that there are positive and meaningful relations between work stress and perceptions of job safety, and negative and meaningful relations between work stress and job satisfaction. The results of regression analysis however, show the perception of job safety and job satisfaction are statistically meaningful precursors of work stress.