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Validating Vocational Rehabilitation-Service-Related Stress Scale (VRSS) for Vocational Rehabilitation Service Providers in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

Mahoro Ishihara ,
Jun Yaeda ,
Mayu Fujikawa ,
Nobuko Sunami ,
Isao Wakabayashi  and
Akihiko Ozawa
Mahoro Ishihara
Affiliation:
Polytechnic University of Japan, 2-32-1 Ogawanishimachi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-0035, Japan
Jun Yaeda*
Affiliation:
University of Tsukuba, 3-29-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo, Tokyo 112-0012, Japan
Mayu Fujikawa
Affiliation:
Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980–8575, Japan
Nobuko Sunami
Affiliation:
Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173–8605, Japan
Isao Wakabayashi
Affiliation:
Tokyo Online University, 1-7-3 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Akihiko Ozawa
Affiliation:
Iwate Prefectural University, 152-52 Sugo, Takizawa, Iwate 020–0693, Japan
*
Address for correspondence: Jun Yaeda, University of Tsukuba, 3-29-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo, Tokyo 112-0012, Japan. Email: jyaeda@human.tsukuba.ac.jp
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to validate the Vocational Rehabilitation-Service-Related Stress Scale (VRSS) with a sample of 429 vocational rehabilitation (VR) service personnel in Japan. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to determine the structure of the VRSS, and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the four-factor model had a good model fit. The internal consistency reliability of the VRSS, as measured by Cronbach's alpha, was .90. Results indicated that the VRSS is a valid and reliable measure that can be used to examine occupational stress in VR personnel. Work-related stress and quality assurance issues that pertain to the delivery of VR services are discussed.

Keywords

Work-related stressvocational rehabilitation service providersvocational rehabilitation
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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , December 2018 , pp. 103 - 114
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2018 

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