Evaluating Occupational Stress Levels of the Railway Workers

• DOI: 10.5152/fnjn.2021.19082
• Publication Date: 2021-03-10T06:43:50Z
• Authors: Aslihan Ozturk Ey...; Ayfer Tezel
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 8. Economic growth; RT1-120; Nursing; Research Article

This study aimed to determine the levels of stress that are experienced by railway workers.This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at the facilities of Turkish State Railways. The study sample included 322 male workers. The study data were collected between February and April 2015. A personal information form and the Doetinchem Organizational Stress Questionnaire were used to collect data.It was determined that the employees are influenced by all sub-dimensions of the groups of stressors, social changes, psychological tensions, and complaints about health, and they have a medium level of stress. The study found that the workers were mostly influenced by their responsibilities and occupational uncertainty in future.Descriptive characteristics of the workers and work-related and occupational characteristics showed statistically significant difference in mean scores of the subscales of stressors, social variables, psychological variables, and health complaints. In future, defining stress-related factors by determining the stress levels of employees will guide the initiatives intended to reduce work-related stress.