TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring Chronic Stress in the Emergency Medical Services
AU - Donnelly, Elizabeth A.
AU - Chonody, Jill
AU - Campbell, Derek
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2014/10/19
Y1 - 2014/10/19
N2 - This study validates an instrument assessing work-related chronic stress in emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. The instrument was distributed to a systematic probability sample of EMS personnel (N = 1633). Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor, 34 item solution (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin = .943, χ2 = 23344.38, df = 561, p ≤ .001). Confirmatory factor analysis suggested a two-factor, 20 item solution (χ2 = 632.67, df = 168, p < .001, root mean square error of approximation = .06, comparative fit index = .92, Tucker-Lewis Index = .91, standardized root mean square residual = .04). The factors demonstrated good internal reliability as well as acceptable convergent, discriminant, and predictive validities. Chronic workplace stress may lead to psychological distress; this validation contributes to the tools available to assess the health and well-being of EMS providers.
AB - This study validates an instrument assessing work-related chronic stress in emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. The instrument was distributed to a systematic probability sample of EMS personnel (N = 1633). Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor, 34 item solution (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin = .943, χ2 = 23344.38, df = 561, p ≤ .001). Confirmatory factor analysis suggested a two-factor, 20 item solution (χ2 = 632.67, df = 168, p < .001, root mean square error of approximation = .06, comparative fit index = .92, Tucker-Lewis Index = .91, standardized root mean square residual = .04). The factors demonstrated good internal reliability as well as acceptable convergent, discriminant, and predictive validities. Chronic workplace stress may lead to psychological distress; this validation contributes to the tools available to assess the health and well-being of EMS providers.
KW - chronic stress
KW - confirmatory factor analysis
KW - emergency medical services
KW - exploratory factor analysis
KW - scale development
KW - workplace stress
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84918544128&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15555240.2014.965824
DO - 10.1080/15555240.2014.965824
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84918544128
SN - 1555-5240
VL - 29
SP - 333
EP - 353
JO - Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
JF - Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
IS - 4
ER -
