Dimensionality of the Job-Related Tension Index: Factor Stability Between Two Samples of Women in the U.S. Public Sector.

The article focuses on the development of the Job-Related Index (JRTI) by R.L. Kahn, and coauthors over 30 years ago. Details on the use of the instrument to study organizational stress on individuals in a various work settings in the United States are presented. Indepth look at the stability of the JRTI and determination of the dimensionally of the JRTI specifically for women is presented. This past research demonstrates the stability of the JRTI for use with a broad range of organizational participants. Yet there is growing interest in how stress is perceived by and how it affects different groups in organizations. For example, G.N. Powell noted that the number of women in the work force has increased dramatically in the last decade, but many studies on organizational stress have not included women. Although more recent research on organizational stress has included women, only R.E. Rogers and colleagues sought to determine the dimensionality of the JRTI specifically for women, leaving the question of stability of dimensions among samples of women unanswered.