Abstract:
Aim: The aim of this study was a prediction of employee’s general health by occupational and
organizational factors in Social Security Organization in the city of Isfahan. Methods: The design
of research was correlational, and statistical population consisted a total of employees of five
major branches of Social Security Organization in the city of Isfahan in the year 2014. The sample
was selected by applying stratified random sampling and consisted 210 people. Used tools of the
research were general health questionnaire (Goldberg, 1972), burnout questionnaire (Maslach and
Jackson, 1981), perceived organizational support questionnaire (Rhoades and Eisenberger, 2002), and
job stress questionnaire (Parker and Decotiis, 1983). The data analyzed by Pearson coefficient and
stepwise regression analysis. Results: The results showed general health had negative significance
relationships with job stress and burnout (P < 0.01) and positive significance relationship with perceived
organizational support (P < 0.01). In addition, the results of regression analysis were shown that
respectively job stress, burnout and perceived organizational support can predict 85% of employees
general health (P < 0.01). Discussion: Taking the importance of general health of the employees
and the results of the study regarding negative relationship with stress and burnout and its positive
relationship with perceived organizational support, the organizations authorities can arrange plans
to decrease stress and burnout; further, the organizations can pave the way for more health among
their employees through supporting them.
Machine summary:
com ABSTRACT Aim: The aim of this study was a prediction of employee’s general health by occupational and organizational factors in Social Security Organization in the city of Isfahan.
Used tools of the research were general health questionnaire (Goldberg, 1972), burnout questionnaire (Maslach and Jackson, 1981), perceived organizational support questionnaire (Rhoades and Eisenberger, 2002), and job stress questionnaire (Parker and Decotiis, 1983).
In addition, the results of regression analysis were shown that respectively job stress, burnout and perceived organizational support can predict 85% of employees general health (P < 0.
[29] Considering theoretical and research literature mentioned and job conditions and pressures which exist in different professions and threatens the employees’ health and also the importance of employees’ general health in the organization’s maintenance, the aim of the present study was prediction of employee’s general health by occupational and organizational factors in Social Security Organization in city of Isfahan.
In this study, the variable of general health has entered in regression analysis equation as the dependent variable and so have variables of job burnout, vocational stress, and perceived organizational support as a predictor variable.
In order to avoid the employees’ general health (dependent variable) through predictor variables of job burnout, job stress, and perceived organizational support, stepwise regression analysis was used the results whereof have been given in Table 2.
As the final result, results shown that vocational stress, job burnout, and perceived organizational support, totally, and along each other are able to explain a major proportion of the employees’ general health [Table 2].