CHINESE VERSION OF THE OSI - A VALIDATION-STUDY

This article examines the construct validity of the Occupational Stres s Indicator (OSI) in its Chinese version as well as its criterion-orie nted validity against self-reported data on absenteeism and accidents, using a final sample of 1054 workers in the Chinese manufacturing and power industries. The divergent and convergent validities of five of the OSI scales-Job satisfaction, Physical ill-health, Mental ill-healt h, Type A behaviour and Control-were examined by a multimethod-multitr ait matrix technique. Results indicated that the Chinese OSI had fairl y good validity in relation to other well-established measures as well as relevant organizational behaviours.