DIFFERENCES IN OCCUPATIONAL STRESS IN 3 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

In this study, the reliabilities of the Dutch translation of the Occup ational Stress Inventory, which is based on the theory of Cooper (Coop er & Marshall, 1976), was investigated. The sample comprised 436 nurse s. A comparison is made of the individual and job satisfaction stress levels of Dutch and British nurses (N = 546), and of British managers (N = 123) and German managers (N = 133). The differences in the reliab ilities of the Dutch version, compared to the British and German, are small. The differences between the stress and satisfaction scores are found to be greater between occupational groups than between nations.