@article{683, keywords = {Occupational Health and Safety, Safety Psychology, Job Tension Questionnaire, Psychometric Validation Analysis}, author = {José Luis Meliá and Alberto Sesé}, title = {Work tension measure and its influence in safety behavior}, abstract = {The 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.}, year = {2000}, journal = {Ansiedad y Estrés}, volume = {6}, number = {2-3}, pages = {223-242}, month = {07/2000}, publisher = {Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés}, issn = {1134-7937}, isbn = {2174-0437}, }