01432nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653003500118653002200153653003000175653003700205100002200242700001800264245006200282300001200344490000600356520083600362022001401198020001401212       2000                            d  c07/2000bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aOccupational Health and Safety10aSafety Psychology10aJob Tension Questionnaire10aPsychometric Validation Analysis1 aJosé Luis Meliá1 aAlberto Sesé00aWork tension measure and its influence in safety behavior  a223-2420 v63 aThe aim of this paper is to examine the psychometric properties and factorial structure of a self-administered Job Tension Questionnaire (T3/14). Job Tension was defined as negative influences of role stress on employee’s work-related reactions and behaviours. The T3/14 Questionnaire was administered to a sample of 429 workers, belonging to industries randomly drawn from the exhaustive accident records of Local Government.The 1/3 of the original sample was deleted because of missing values, obtaining a final sample with 316 workers. Exploratory results show a reliable and valid questionnaire with a one-dimensional structure. Confirmatory Analyses pointed out an monofactorial model adequate overall fit. Results also suggests that Job Tension is affecting individual behavior, and contributes to generate risk situations.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437