Avaliação psicométrica da escala de estresse no trabalho em embarcados nas plataformas offshore do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

This study it is to investigate the psychometric properties of the Stress at Work Scale (Paschoal & Tamayo, 2004) considering the context of embedded work in platforms of the Rio de Janeiro oil sector. It is known that the carioca market has a longstanding operation abroad and that the country has had an impact on the international market. Therefore, in view of the statement, this paper comes up with the analysis of an offshore work stress assessment instrument, since the category has some characteristics that are distinct from other organizations. For data analysis an exploratory characteristics approach was used in parallel with a psychological network analysis. And it resulted in an alternative structure that embraces the offshore sector, stemming from two factors: organizational support and work overload. However, it was discovered the need to adapt the scale to the embedded context, since the items do not present in a more grounded and concrete way the reality of the context of the category in question. For this reason, further studies are necessary to validate a scale that contemplates the category.