Falsification of Type at Work: Assessment of Prevalence and Investigation of Predictors

Nagat M. Amer; Zeinab Monir; Salwa Farouk Hafez; Sally Mostafa; Heba Mahdy-Abdallah; Mai Sabry Saleh

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.389

Authors

Nagat M. Amer Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department, National Research, Dokki, Giza
Zeinab Monir Child Health Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza
Salwa Farouk Hafez Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department, National Research, Dokki, Giza http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2637-3134
Sally Mostafa Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC
Heba Mahdy-Abdallah Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department, National Research, Dokki, Giza
Mai Sabry Saleh Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department, National Research, Dokki, Giza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.389

Keywords:

Occupational stress, job satisfaction, falsification of type, stress signs, environmental stressors

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Occupational-stress, job-satisfaction and poor health outcomes are closely related and strongly pertain to individuals' mental health and physiological well-being. Falsification of Type is a growing term in the field of organisational psychology that measures occupational stress when working in a job that does not match oneâ€™s, natural leader.

AIM: The present work aims at determining the prevalence of falsification of type and associated socio-demographic and work-related factors.

METHODS: The study sample consists of 150 researchers working at the National Research Centre of Egypt. Participants were asked to complete a self-report Falsification of Type Questionnaire, Andrews and Withey scale for Job Satisfaction, in addition to socio-demographic and work-related variables. Statistics included descriptive and comparative analyses. A regression model was built with falsification of the type as the dependent variable.

RESULTS: Facilities showed the highest rate of dissatisfaction in the Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. The most prominent manifestations of falsification were fatigue and irritability, and its predictors were the position, interpersonal relationships, facilities and sex according to the regression model. Falsification of type could seriously contribute to occupational stress. Job satisfaction is highly about falsification.

CONCLUSION: More research on the Falsification of Type at work is recommended with the greater attention of employers to the importance of the concept of person-job fit.