Abstract

Background: In recent years, job stress has been cited as a risk factor for some diseases. Objectives: Given the importance of this subject, we established a new model for classifying job stress among Iranian male staff using path analysis. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on male staff in Tehran, Iran, 2013. The participants in the study were selected using a proportional stratum sampling method. The tools used included nine questionnaires (1-HSE questionnaire; 2-GHQ questionnaire; 3-Beck depression inventory; 4-Framingham personality type; 5-Azad-Fesharaki's physical activity questionnaire; 6-Adult attachment style questionnaire; 7-Azad socioeconomic questionnaire; 8-Job satisfaction survey; and 9-demographic questionnaire). Results: A total of 575 individuals (all male) were recruited for the study. Their mean (+/- SD) age was 33.49 (+/- 8.9) and their mean job experience was 12.79 (+/- 8.98) years. The pathway of job stress among Iranian male staff showed an adequate model fit (RMSEA= 0.021, GFI= 0.99, AGFI= 0.97, P= 0.136). In addition, the total effect of variables like personality type (beta = 0.283), job satisfaction (beta = 0.287), and age (beta = 0.108) showed a positive relationship with job stress, while variables like general health (beta =-0.151) and depression (beta =-0.242) showed the reverse effect on job stress. Conclusions: According to the results of this study, we can conclude that our suggested model is suited to explaining the pathways of stress among Iranian male staff.