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"The objective of the study was to investigate the content, criterion, and construct validity of a single-item measure of stress symptoms. Such a concise measure would be useful in monitoring stress at work. The criteria for validity were convergence with conceptionally close measures, the plausibility of associations with health and work characteristics, and the power to discriminate between groups.The stress-symptoms item showed satisfactory content, criterion and construct validity for group-level analysis. It is suggested that the longer scales used to measure psychological stress can be replaced with it in survey research."

This booklet describes the method used by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health to investigate occupational stress. The method involves an examination of perceived occupational stress factors, stress reactions of individuals, and the possibilities of the individual and of the work organization to influence occupational stress. The objectives and application of the Occupational Stress Questionnaire are described, along with data analysis and utilization of the questionnaire findings. Abridged and comprehensive versions of the questionnaire are included.