Job Stress Survey (JSS)

Purpose: Identify sources of stress in the workplace

Age: 18+ years

Time: 10-15 minutes

Administration: Individual and group

The 30-item Job Stress Survey (JSS) was developed to assess sources of work-related stress. It provides valuable information about the specific aspects of a particular job or work environment that may be good targets for job redesign, organisational change, or other interventions.

The client indicates on a scale of 0 to 9+ days how often each JSS stressor event has occurred during the preceding 6 months.

The 10-item JSS subscales measure components of occupational stress associated with the job itself (i.e., Job Pressure) and with supervisors, co-workers, or the policies and procedures of the organisation (i.e., Lack of Organisational Support).

Key Features

• Severity and Frequency scales provide information on the average level of perceived severity and frequency of occurrence
• The Stress Index assesses the client’s overall level of stress based on the combined severity and frequency ratings
• Assesses generic sources of work-related stress experienced in a wide variety of business, organisational, and educational settings
• Stress levels can be compared among employees in different departments/divisions within the same organisation
• Appropriate for individuals in a wide variety of business, industrial, and educational settings