Usefulness of the English version of the Stress Overload Scale in a sample of employed South Africans

Wijk, Charles H. Van

doi:10.4102/ajopa.v3i0.41

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“…Fourthly, current stress overload was measured with the 10-item Stress Overload Scale – Short Form (SOS-S) ( Amirkhan, 2018 ; Wilson et al, 2018 ; Van Wijk, 2021 ), to indicate instances where a participant’s demands were experienced as overwhelming their available resources (α = 0.90 for this study). Previous SA research suggested that a score of >20 was associated with significant mental health difficulties ( Van Wijk, 2021 ).…”

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A Concise Occupational Mental Health Screening Tool for South African Workplaces

2022

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Mental health in the workplace is becoming of ever greater importance. General occupational health surveillance programmes are already in widespread use, with established referral systems for treatment and rehabilitation, and the same mechanisms could be expanded to include mental health screening and intervention. This study aimed to develop a concise composite mental health screening tool, based on analysis of existing data, for application in routine occupational health surveillance in South Africa. Data from workplace occupational health surveillance programs from 2,303 participants were analysed. Participants completed a number of questions/scaled items collated into a survey format, and partook in an interview with a psychologist. The data was analysed using frequency of positive self-reports, Chi square to calculate associations with outcomes, Receiver Operator Characteristic curve analysis to explore predictive ability, and binomial logistic regression to calculate the relative contribution of markers to outcomes. An exploratory factor analysis was further conducted on identified items. A general workplace model with 14 markers (and a maritime workplace model with 17 markers) were identified. The factor analysis suggested their organisation into five domains (similar for both models), namely neurocognitive health, common mental disorders, history of adaptation in occupational specific contexts, family-work interface, and stress overload. The study’s data-driven approach proposed a concise composite screener with less than 50 items, comprising five domains. This tool appears useful in identifying employees at risk for workplace injuries or poor mental health outcomes, and could be applied to related workplace settings in South Africa.

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“…Previous SA research suggested that scores > 20 were associated with significant mental health difficulties (Van Wijk, 2021).…”

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Exploring the Emotional Dysregulation Scale-Short Form in isolated, confined, and extreme environments

Wijk

2023

African Journal of Psychological Assessment

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The Emotional Dysregulation Scale-Short Form (EDS-S) may have potential for assessing emotional dysregulation (ED) both in general clinical mental health environments and in specialised work settings. Before it can be used fairly and appropriately, evidence of its validity in the local South African (SA) context is required. This study thus explored its psychometric characteristics among local working adult samples by pursuing three specific objectives, namely, to investigate its structural validity, its construct validity, and issues around practical use (e.g. priming bias and ability to predict performance). Data were collected across four samples that comprised general workers and specialised naval personnel (total N = 1374), who also completed measures of clinical mental health and other adjustment difficulties. Statistical analysis included examination of socio-demographic effects, internal consistencies, confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance, and associations with measures of mental health and adjustment difficulties (including binomial logistic regressions and receiver operating/operator characteristics curve analyses). This study reported evidence of structural and criterion validity, with significant associations to measures of mental health and adjustment difficulties, for the 12-item EDS-S in non-clinical samples of SA workers. The study further provided preliminary support for its predictive utility in specialised work environments. Preliminary evidence of validity of the EDS-S in SA worker samples with sufficient English proficiency was demonstrated.Contribution: There is some support for the use of the EDS-S in clinical research and applied practise. However, caution must be observed for possible effects of language proficiency and further research into the role of language is required.

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Advancing psychological assessment in Africa: Contributions from the African Journal of Psychological Assessment

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2021

African Journal of Psychological Assessment

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Usefulness of the English version of the Stress Overload Scale in a sample of employed South Africans

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

A Concise Occupational Mental Health Screening Tool for South African Workplaces

A Concise Occupational Mental Health Screening Tool for South African Workplaces

Exploring the Emotional Dysregulation Scale-Short Form in isolated, confined, and extreme environments

Advancing psychological assessment in Africa: Contributions from the African Journal of Psychological Assessment

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