PSYCHOSOCIAL WORKING CONDITIONS IN ROMANIA: COMPARISON BETWEEN BLUE AND WHITE COLLARS
Abstract:
Stressful working conditions can be a risk for health and well-being, difficult to recognize,
quantify and manage. In the present paper, the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire - a short and
adjusted version - was used in order to meet the criteria of a valid, reliable, and diagnostic power
instrument in comparing two different categories of Romanian employees from the perspective of
psychosocial working conditions. Statistical inter-item dependence was measured by the Spearman’s
rank test and resulted in significant correlations between 18 of 23 dimensions, especially in white collars
group between fatigue - stress, and social support - quality of leadership (rSpearman >0.71). Reliability
and diagnostic power for low vitality (fatigue) was better reflected in white collars group (rSpearman
=0.61) compared with blue collars group (rSpearman =0.55), considering the criteria of interpersonal
relations and leadership scale more relevant than quantitative demands or job satisfaction in assessing
Romanian psychosocial working conditions for certain groups.
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