Work Stress, Perception of Job Safety, and Job Satisfaction of Rope Access Technicians and the Relationship between 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.Keywords: Work Stress, Job Satisfaction, Job Safety, Rope Access Technicians Öz: İş stresi, çalışanların üretkenliğini ve iş doyumunu etkilemekle birlikte, ciddi yaralanmalara ve hatta ölümlere neden olan önemli bir faktördür. Bu nedenle, iş stresini etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek, iple erişim teknisyenliği gibi risk içeren işler için bir gerekliliktir. Yapılan bu çalışmanın temel amacı, iple erişim teknisyenlerinin iş stresi, iş doyumu ve iş güvenliği algılarını incelemek ve aralarındaki ilişkiyi ortaya koymaktır. Çalışmaya, 69 aktif çalışan iple erişim teknisyeni (X yaş= 31.27 ±5.33) gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Çalışmada veri toplamak amacıyla, Cohen ve Williamson (1988) tarafından geliştirilen ve Baltaş (1998) tarafından Türkçe'ye uyarlanan "İş Stresi Envanteri"; Hayes ve ark. (1998) tarafından geliştirilen ve Yiğit, Akpınar ve Taş (2016) tarafından Türkçe'ye uyarlanan "İş Güvenliği Envanteri" ve Weiss ve ark. (1967) tarafından geliştirilen ve Baycan (1985) tarafından Türkçe'ye uyarlanan "Minnesota İş Tatmini Envanteri" kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca, katılımcıların demografik bilgilerine yönelik verilerin toplanması için araştırmacılar tarafından "kişisel bilgi formu" oluşturulmuştur. Çalışmanın sonucu olarak, iple erişim teknisyenlerinin iş doyum düzeylerinin yüksek, iş streslerinin çalışanların sağlını ve üretkenliğini etkilemeyecek düzeyde ve iş güvenliği algılarının da orta düzeyde o...

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