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Job stress in the labor market: an application of the fuzzy set measurement method for the Colombian case

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  • Astorquiza Bustos, Bilver Adrian
  • Castillo Caicedo, Maribel
  • Gómez Mejía, Alina

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The stress is a product of inequality of the traditional leisure-consumption model in the labor market. So, this research estimates a Job Stress Index (JSI) using the fuzzy sets measurement method with the aim of identifying the stress levels faced by the employed population and its possible determinants. Once the JSI is estimated, we analyzed the profile of job stress using a probit ordered multinomial model from a set of sociodemographic and labor attributes. The results suggest the job stress is not correlated with the employment rates. Likewise, the profile of working more than 48 hours a week, being a man, without a labor contract, divorced, changing of job, among other factors are associated with a high probability of being with job stress at least 17.19%. The JSI reconciles the importance of implementing occupational health programs in order to improve the work environment, and theoretical consistency according to the suggested from the psychology, becoming a novel contribution from the economic sciences. Resumen: El estrés es producto de la desigualdad del modelo tradicional de ocio y consumo en el mercado laboral. Por esta razón, con el objetivo de identificar los niveles de estrés que enfrenta la población empleada y sus posibles determinantes, estimamos un índice de estrés laboral (JSI) utilizando el método de medición de conjuntos difusos. Posteriormente, analizamos el perfil de estrés laboral usando un modelo multinomial ordenado probit a partir de un conjunto de atributos sociodemográficos y laborales. Los resultados sugieren que el JSI no está correlacionado con la tasa de empleo. En cambio, los factores: trabajar más de 48 horas a la semana, ser hombre, no tener contrato de trabajo, ser divorciado, tener intención de cambiar de empleo, entre otros, se asocian con una alta probabilidad de presentar estrés laboral de por lo menos un 17,19%. El JSI concilia la importancia de implementar programas de salud ocupacional, en aras de mejorar el entorno laboral y la consistencia teórica de acuerdo con lo sugerido desde el campo de la psicología, lo que constituye un aporte novedoso desde las ciencias económicas. Résumé: Le stress est le résultat de l’inégalité du modele traditionnel de loisirs et de consommation sur le marché du travail. Afin d’identifier les niveaux de stress rencontrés par la population employée et leurs possibles déterminants, nous avons estimé un indice de stress au travail (JSI), a travers la méthode de mesure d’ensemble flou. Par la suite, nous avons analysé le profil de stress au travail en utilisant un modele multinomial ordonné probit, lequel est basé sur un ensemble d’attributs sociodémographiques et professionnels. Les résultats suggerent que le JSI n’est pas corrélé avec le taux d’emploi. D’autre part, nous montrons que les facteurs tels que: travailler plus de 48 heures par semaine, etre un homme, ne pas avoir un contrat de travail, etre divorcé et avoir l’intention de changer d’emploi parmi d’autres facteurs, sont associés a une forte probabilité de présenter un stress au travail d’au moins 17,19%. Le JSI concilie l’importance de la mise en œuvre de programmes de santé au travail, afin d’améliorer l’environnement de travail et la cohérence théorique avec ce qui est suggéré par la psychologie, ce qui constitue une nouvelle contribution dans le domaine des sciences économiques.

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  • Astorquiza Bustos, Bilver Adrian & Castillo Caicedo, Maribel & Gómez Mejía, Alina, 2020. "Job stress in the labor market: an application of the fuzzy set measurement method for the Colombian case," Revista Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, CIE, issue No. 93, pages 189-224, July.
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    Keywords

    estrés laboral; elección ocupacional; asignación de tiempo; mercado laboral; modelo multinomial;
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities

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