Psychometric properties of Job Stress Scale among Malaysian Seafarers

BACKGROUND: Job Stress Scale (JSS) by Parker and DeCotiis (1983) which consists of two dimensions: time stress and anxiety stress, is a relevant scale to seafaring context. The psychometric properties of JSS have yet to be examined in the Malaysian context. AIMS: This study attempts to examine the r...

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Main Authors: Ruhiyah Sakinah Kayati, Ali Nazilah, Raja Zirwatul Aida Raja Ibrahim
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Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2025-06-01
Series:International Maritime Health
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Online Access:https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/100896
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Ali Nazilah
Raja Zirwatul Aida Raja Ibrahim
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description BACKGROUND: Job Stress Scale (JSS) by Parker and DeCotiis (1983) which consists of two dimensions: time stress and anxiety stress, is a relevant scale to seafaring context. The psychometric properties of JSS have yet to be examined in the Malaysian context. AIMS: This study attempts to examine the reliability and validity of the Job Stress Scale (JSS) among Malaysian Seafarers. METHODS: An online questionnaire was created and distributed to a convenience sample of 390 Malaysian seafarers from various social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and LinkedIn. RESULTS: The results support JSS as a multi-dimensional construct with two-dimension, time stress and anxiety stress. The JSS also has established convergent and discriminant validity. For validation through correlation with other related measures, organizational justice and work stress were correlated. CONCLUSIONS: The JSS has established psychometric properties and can be proposed to be used as a tool to assess work stress among seafarers.
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spelling doaj-art-a7f1ea937ccf4925afd2b2670d6fa4e22025-08-21T07:16:27ZengVia MedicaInternational Maritime Health1641-92512081-32522025-06-0176210.5603/imh.100896Psychometric properties of Job Stress Scale among Malaysian SeafarersRuhiyah Sakinah Kayati0https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5799-3115Ali Nazilah1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3045-3399Raja Zirwatul Aida Raja Ibrahim2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1925-4986Faculty of Business, Economic and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, MalaysiaFaculty of Business, Economic and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, MalaysiaFaculty of Business, Economic and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, MalaysiaBACKGROUND: Job Stress Scale (JSS) by Parker and DeCotiis (1983) which consists of two dimensions: time stress and anxiety stress, is a relevant scale to seafaring context. The psychometric properties of JSS have yet to be examined in the Malaysian context. AIMS: This study attempts to examine the reliability and validity of the Job Stress Scale (JSS) among Malaysian Seafarers. METHODS: An online questionnaire was created and distributed to a convenience sample of 390 Malaysian seafarers from various social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and LinkedIn. RESULTS: The results support JSS as a multi-dimensional construct with two-dimension, time stress and anxiety stress. The JSS also has established convergent and discriminant validity. For validation through correlation with other related measures, organizational justice and work stress were correlated. CONCLUSIONS: The JSS has established psychometric properties and can be proposed to be used as a tool to assess work stress among seafarers.https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/100896job stressMalaysian seafarerspsychometric properties
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Ali Nazilah
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Psychometric properties of Job Stress Scale among Malaysian Seafarers
International Maritime Health
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Malaysian seafarers
psychometric properties
title Psychometric properties of Job Stress Scale among Malaysian Seafarers
title_full Psychometric properties of Job Stress Scale among Malaysian Seafarers
title_fullStr Psychometric properties of Job Stress Scale among Malaysian Seafarers
title_full_unstemmed Psychometric properties of Job Stress Scale among Malaysian Seafarers
title_short Psychometric properties of Job Stress Scale among Malaysian Seafarers
title_sort psychometric properties of job stress scale among malaysian seafarers
topic job stress
Malaysian seafarers
psychometric properties
url https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/100896
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