Process / pipelineoccupational-health

Occupational Stress Index

The Occupational Stress Index (OSI) is a comprehensive self-report measure of job-related stress and coping resources. Developed by Osipow and Spokane in 1987, the 140-item scale (abbreviated versions also exist) captures role overload, role boundary, role insufficiency, role ambiguity, physical environment demands, and coping resources. The OSI is grounded in stress and coping theory and predicts health outcomes, performance, and retention.

Open in MethodMindSoonVideoSoon

Read the full method

Members only

Sign in with a free account to read this section.

Sign in

Sources

  1. Osipow, S. H., & Spokane, A. R. (1987). Occupational Stress Inventory manual (Rev. ed.). Psychological Assessment Resources. ISBN: 978-0911216929
  2. Spokane, A. R., Ohlund, B., Luchetta, E., & Meir, E. I. (1997). Validity of the Occupational Stress Inventory: Comparative and factorial validity with measures of job characteristics. Journal of Career Assessment, 5(3), 343–355. DOI: 10.1177/106907279700500306
  3. Pearlman, D. S., Hartman, E. A., & O'Neill, C. B. (2000). Occupational stress: A review and critique of three major approaches. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21(8), 915–933. DOI: 10.1002/1099-1379(200012)21:8<915::AID-JOB60>3.0.CO;2-R

Related methods

Referenced by

ScholarGateOccupational Stress Index (Occupational Stress Index (OSI)). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/organizational-behavior/occupational-stress-index