Abstract
A pilot study concerning psychosocial risk factors that could determine work related stress and effects on work behaviour and health state was developed involving five fields of activity with high exposure on work related stress (education, health, transport, banking, financial consultancy). The study aimed to identify the main specific psychosocial risk factors in every of the five fields, in order to substantiate a method for assessing the risk factors for work related stress. The study used a complex ergonomic methodology, and one of the main instruments used to identify psychosocial factors was the Romanian version of The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ).
Highlights
A pilot study concerning psychosocial risk factors that could determine work related stress and effects on work behaviour and health state was developed involving five fields of activity with high exposure on work related stress
The European and international policy in the safety and health at work area and the national policies have to adapt themselves to the changes, emerging demands and occupational risks in order to promote a real well-being at work of physical, psychical and social nature that is not measured only by the absence of work accidents and occupational diseases and by providing the physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing. [2, 4, 5]
In relation to the level and symptomatology of stress, as well as the level of psychosocial risk factors, identified through Copenhagen Questionnaire (COPSOQ) și JCQ Questionnaire, the situation is presented in the following table and figures (Table 1 and Fig. 1 and 2): Table 1
Summary
The following techniques have been used for identification and evaluation of occupational psychosocial factors, as stress factors:. - Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionary (COPSOQ) – Romanian version; - DATO Questionnaire, for evaluation of individual vulnerability to stress; - JCQ Questionnaire („Karasek – Job Content Questionnaire”), for evaluation of workload content
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