<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, we present the partial results of a study that aims to highlight the link between affectivity and work performance in the military organization. We considered that the anxiety generated by daily activities is an important factor that can affect the performance at work of the military personnel. To measure this type of anxiety we used the Job Anxiety subscale, which is a part of Job Stress Scale developed by Parker &amp; DeCotiis. The Job Anxiety subscale is constructed to exceed the specific features of each occupation or workplace, making it suitable for measuring the level of anxiety in the military environment. Cronbach's coefficient indicates a good internal consistency of the subscale. To test the criterion reliability, we correlated this subscale with a related construct: the anxiety as a trait measured by STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory). The job anxiety correlated significantly positive with anxiety-trait.</p></abstract>

In this paper, we present the partial results of a study that aims to highlight the link between affectivity and work performance in the military organization. We considered that the anxiety generated by daily activities is an important factor that can affect the performance at work of the military personnel. To measure this type of anxiety we used the Job Anxiety subscale, which is a part of Job Stress Scale developed by Parker & DeCotiis. The Job Anxiety subscale is constructed to exceed the specific features of each occupation or workplace, making it suitable for measuring the level of anxiety in the military environment. Cronbach's coefficient indicates a good internal consistency of the subscale. To test the criterion reliability, we correlated this subscale with a related construct: the anxiety as a trait measured by STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory). The job anxiety correlated significantly positive with anxiety-trait.

Measuring Job Anxiety in Military Organization

“Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy, Sibiu, Romania

International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION

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In this paper, we present the partial results of a study that aims to highlight the link between affectivity and work performance in the military organization....

Measuring Job Anxiety in Military Organization

Online veröffentlicht: 27. Juli 2016

Seitenbereich: 451 - 456

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2016-0077

Schlüsselwörter
Job anxiety, military, anxiety-trait

© 2015 Crenguţa Mihaela Macovei, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Measuring Job Anxiety in Military Organization

Online veröffentlicht: 27. Juli 2016

Seitenbereich: 451 - 456

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2016-0077

SchlüsselwörterJob anxiety, military, anxiety-trait

© 2015 Crenguţa Mihaela Macovei, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
Job anxiety, military, anxiety-trait