Evaluación del Estrés Laboral en Guardias de Seguridad MexicanosCuestionario DECORE-22

  1. Lourdes Luceño-Moreno 1
  2. Marian Jaén-Díaz 1
  3. Beatriz Talavera-Velasco 1
  4. Jesús Martín-García 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Journal:
Revista iberoamericana de diagnóstico y evaluación psicológica

ISSN: 1135-3848,  2183-6051

Year of publication: 2023

Volume: 4

Issue: 70

Pages: 127-137

Type: Article

DOI: 10.21865/RIDEP70.4.10 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The private security guards in Mexico perceive high levels of stress. However, the use of validated instruments to assess job stress in this group is scarce. Psychometric properties of the DECORE questionnaire were analyzed in a sample of Mexican private security guards, as well as to examine their level of stress. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a non-probabilistic quota sampling in which 933 workers participated, 596 men and 337 women, with a mean age of 35 years (SD=11.25). The results showed an adequate fit using a 22-item model, but not the 44-item model. To check the convergent validity of the DECORE, other questionnaires were applied (ERIQ, MBI and GHQ). Regarding the level of stress, the workers that participated in the study perceive a moderate to medium-high level of stress. It is recommended to apply the DECORE questionnaire in its 22-item version.

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