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Identifying sources of occupational stress in entrepreneurs for measurement

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  • Sharon Grant
  • Kate Ferris

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Although occupational stress has been identified as an important issue for entrepreneurs, systematic research on the sources of stress ('stressors') faced by this segment of the workforce is lacking, with the identification and measurement of occupational stressors among entrepreneurs receiving scant attention in both the entrepreneurship literature and the stress literature more generally. The current study combined deductive methods (literature searches) and inductive methods (focus groups and interviews with 45 entrepreneurs) to identify common and salient sources of occupational stress in entrepreneurs' daily working lives. A content analysis of the data produced nine stressor categories and approximately 30 subcategories within these broader dimensions. These findings were used to generate an initial item pool for a new measure of occupational stressors, specific to entrepreneurs: the Sources of Entrepreneurial Stress Scale (SESS). It is argued that the development of valid measures of entrepreneurial stressors will assist progress in the literature on occupational stress and entrepreneurship.

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  • Sharon Grant & Kate Ferris, 2012. "Identifying sources of occupational stress in entrepreneurs for measurement," International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(4), pages 351-373.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeven:v:4:y:2012:i:4:p:351-373
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    1. Stig Vinberg & Elisabeth Hansen & Marianne Hedlund & Bodil J. Landstad, 2017. "Ambiguity among Managers in Small-Scale Enterprises: How to Handle Business and Workplace Health Management," Societies, MDPI, vol. 7(4), pages 1-17, November.
    2. Dimov, Dimo & Pistrui, Joseph, 2024. "Dynamics of entrepreneurial well-being: Insights from computational theory," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 172(C).
    3. Susanna Toivanen & Rosane Härter Griep & Christin Mellner & Mikael Nordenmark & Stig Vinberg & Sandra Eloranta, 2019. "Hospitalization due to stroke and myocardial infarction in self-employed individuals and small business owners compared with paid employees in Sweden—a 5-year study," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 53(2), pages 343-354, August.
    4. Olivier Torrès & Roy Thurik, 2019. "Small business owners and health," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 53(2), pages 311-321, August.
    5. Dominika Wach & Ute Stephan & Marjan, J. Gorgievski & Jürgen Wegge, 2020. "Entrepreneurs’ achieved success: developing a multi-faceted measure," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 1123-1151, September.
    6. Étienne St-Jean & Maripier Tremblay, 2023. "Turbulence and adaptations to the coronavirus crisis: resources, coping and effects on stress and wellbeing of entrepreneurs," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 19(3), pages 1153-1175, September.
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    8. Thomas Lechat & Olivier Torrès, 2017. "Stressors and satisfactors in entrepreneurial activity: an event-based, mixed methods study predicting small business owners' health," Post-Print hal-04012050, HAL.

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