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Path Analysis of the Antecedents and Occupational Stress Among the Managers of the Textile Industries: A Cross-Sectional Study from Pakistan Using PLS-SEM

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The goal of the current study is to explore relationships between the antecedents and perceived occupational stress amongst the managers of the textile sector organizations in Pakistan. Sheldon Cohen’s perceived stress scale-10 (PSS-10) was employed to measure the perceived occupational stress level while a self-designed instrument to collect data to identify the antecedents. Data collected was analyzed primarily through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The stress components physical agents at work (β = 0.292, T-value = 2.765, p = 0.006) and social working environment (β = 0.253, T-value = 2.618, p = 0.009) were found as statistically significant antecedents of the occupational stress. Interventions are to be designed and implemented to deal with the situation. The findings of the study will benefit the practitioners and the researchers in carrying out further research and devising and implementing interventions strategies.

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    Aftab Ahmad, Amjad Hussain, Mohammad Pervez Mughal, Nadeem Ahmad Mufti & Muhammad Qaiser Saleem

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Ahmad, A., Hussain, A., Mughal, M.P., Mufti, N.A., Saleem, M.Q. (2020). Path Analysis of the Antecedents and Occupational Stress Among the Managers of the Textile Industries: A Cross-Sectional Study from Pakistan Using PLS-SEM. In: Goossens, R., Murata, A. (eds) Advances in Social and Occupational Ergonomics. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 970. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20145-6_47

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