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Extra Credit: Analyzing Job Stress Factors and Their Impact on Employee Well-being

Investigation of job stressors and their effects on employee health.

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    Extra Credit: Analyzing Job Stress Factors and Their Impact on Employee Well - being DUE ON LAST DAY OF CLASS COPY/PAST THIS UNDER WEEK #4 ASSIGNMENT AND THEN SUBMIT TO THE WEEK 4 DROPBOX Extra Credit Worth Up to 12 Points Note: There are three overall questions with sub - questions, and each o verall question is worth up to4 points. Overview Given the current economy, where employees are asked to do more with less, job stress is at an all time high. An organization wished to determine what factors in the work environment were causing the most job stress . A six - item survey was administered to sample 202 employees . The survey was measured on the following scale : Scale Code Strongly Agree 5 Agree 4 Neutral 3 Dis - Agree 2 Strongly Disagree 1 The higher the number, the more favorable. Below is each question. Employee s rated each one using the scale above.

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    Q 1. I have the resources I need (e.g., tools, equipment, sup plies, personnel) to do my job effectively . (RESOURCES) Q 2. P olicies and programs help me balance my work and personal commitments. (WORKLIFE) Q 3. I am satisfied with my involvement in decisions that affect me. (INVOLVEMENT) Q 4. I have the opportunities to learn and grow in my job. (LEARN) Q 5. I am satisfied with my total compensation (pay, benefits) . (REWARDS) Q6 . The amount of stress I experience on the job is reasonable. (STRESS) 1. Below is computer output from SPSS, the package used in the text. The table below has descriptive statistics for each variable me asured the 5 - point scale, with 5 being “Strongly Agree” and 1 being “Strongly Disagree” (Favorable = “SA or A” 1 a. Which variable is has the most favorable rating? (1 pt) The variable WORKLIFE has the most favorable rating. b. Which variable has the most variation in the response? (1 pt) The variable STRESS has the most variation in the response. Statistics 202 202 201 196 194 202 0 0 1 6 8 0 3.9901 4.1782 3.7264 3.8673 3.6907 3.4010 5.0000 5.0000 3.0000 3.0000 3.0000 4.0000 5.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 1.06032 1.00641 .98476 .99370 .99596 1.60924 -.284 -.483 .446 .270 .399 .687 .171 .171 .172 .174 .175 .171 -1.264 -1.482 -1.484 -1.947 -1.224 3.280 .341 .341 .341 .346 .347 .341 Valid Missing N Mean Median Mode Std. Deviation Skewness Std. Error of Skewness Kurtos is Std. Error of Kurtos is RESOURCES WORKLIFE INVOLVE MENT LEARN REWARDS STRESS

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