OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG PERSONNEL OF BUREAU OF FIRE

PROTECTION AT DISTRICT 4 OF ISABELA

A Thesis

Presented to

The Faculty of Social Sciences Department

College of Arts and Sciences

ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY

Echague, Isabela

In Partial Fulfilment

of the Requirements for the Degree

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY

By

PROCOPIO B. MABASSA
ALAINE DANICA I. DIMAANDAL
LECILLE C. MILLARE

May 2019
 APPROVAL SHEET

The thesis attached hereto titled, “OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG PERSONNEL OF

BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION AT DISTRICT 4 OF ISABELA” prepared and
submitted by PROCOPIO B. MABASSA, ALAINE DANICA I. DIMAANDAL, LECILLE
C. MILLARE in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGYis hereby endorsed.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

RODERICK B. VALDEZ
Thesis Adviser

Date: _______________

MA. VICTORIA T. JUAN, Ph.D. LEA JOANNA A. ALINDADA

Member Member

Date: __________________ Date: __________________

Accepted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree, BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY.

MA. VICTORIA T. JUAN, Ph.D. __________________

Department Chairman DATE

FRANCIS T. MATAY-EO, Jr. MA __________________

College Research & Development Coordinator DATE

HELENA B. FLORENDO, Ph.D. __________________

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences DATE

Recorded:

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Registrar DATE
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to convey their profound gratitude and deepest appreciation to the

following:

Mr. Roderick B. Valdez, the researchers’ adviser for his generous help in sharing his

knowledge and professional suggestions and advice. The untiring guidance and support,

supervision, worthwhile suggestions, encouragements, and concern not only as an adviser, but as

a father;

Dr. Ma. Victoria T. Juan, chairman of the Department of Social Sciences and

Psychology professor for sharing additional information and effort to help for the improvement

of the study;

Ms. Rechelle Danos, for her assistance and guidance in analyzing and interpreting the

data gathered using SPSS;

SF02 Larry N. Bueno (OIC- BFP), CINSP Erwin L. Casil (BFP City Fire Marshal),

SF03 Elpidio A. Torillo (OIC- Municipal Fire Marshal), and SINSP Bernard C. Gawongna

(Municipal Fire Marshal) for their approval and assistance during the data gathering.

To their friends and family, for their unending love and support, for providing all their

needs financially and morally, for their patience and understanding during her tiring days, for

their never fading advices and for being there no matter what.
 Above all, to the Almighty God, for His unconditional love and for all the blessing He is

showering upon them each day of their lives.

The Researchers
 Dedication

“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might

finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the

gospel of the grace of God.”

Acts 20:24

Procopio “KUPYO” Balog Mabassa

Alaine Danica “ADI” Icmat Dimaandal

Lecille “CELL” Caranto Millare

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page.........................................................................................................................................i

APPROVAL SHEET.....................................................................................................................ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...........................................................................................................iii

DEDICATION...............................................................................................................................v

TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................vi

Abstract...........................................................................................................................................1

Introduction....................................................................................................................................

Method.........................................................................................................................................

Participants............................................................................................................................

Research Design....................................................................................................................

Measure.............................................................................................................................

Research Procedure..............................................................................................................

Statistical Treatment...........................................................................................................

Results...................................................................................................................................

Discussions..............................................................................................................................

References...................................................................................................................................

Appendices..................................................................................................................................

Appendix I: Socio-demographic Profile

Level of Occupational Stress (WOSS)

Appendix II: Informed Consent

Appendix III: Communication

Appendix IV: Results: Tables

 LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Profile of the Participants

Table 2. Computed Mean on the Level of Occupational Stress

Table 3a. Significant difference on the Occupational Stress of the Respondents when they are

grouped according to Age

Table 3b. Significant difference on the Occupational Stress of the Respondents when they are

grouped according to Sex

Table 3c. Significant difference on the Occupational Stress of the Respondents when they are

grouped according to Rank

Table 3d. Significant difference on the Occupational Stress of the Respondents when they are

grouped according to Years in Service

Table 3e. Significant difference on the Occupational Stress of the Respondents when they are

grouped according to Profile

Running Head: Occupational Stress

Occupational Stress among Personnel of Bureau of Fire Protection at District 4 of Isabela

Procopio B. Mabassa
Alaine Danica I. Dimaandal
Lecille C. Millare

Isabela State University

Running Head: Occupational Stress

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of occupational stress experience by

the personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection in the 4th District of Isabela. Total enumeration

method was employed in the selection of sixty nine (69) participants in the study. Data were

gathered using the questionnaire of the Weimann Occupational Stress Scale. Data were collected

and computer-processed using the Statistical Package for Social Science software (SPSS).

Percentages were used to express the demographic profile of the participants. Results revealed

that occupational stress of the participants on the descriptive rating was “sometimes”. Results

also showed a significant difference on the occupational stress in their age, ranks, and years in

service. Therefore, development and improvement in this area was recommended. Lastly, as to

their sex, results showed a no significant difference.

 OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG PERSONNEL OF BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION

AT DISTRICT 4 OF ISABELA

Stress is a part of life. Everyone feels stress at one time or another. The experience of

stress & the way one response to it are unique to each individual. The process of responding to

stress is constant & dynamic & is essential to the person’s physical, emotional & social well

being. It is a condition in which the human system responds to changing in its normal balanced

state. Stress result from a change in the environment that is presided as a challenge a threat or a

danger and can have both negative and positive effects (Pender and Parsons, 2006).

Occupational stress refers to the physiological and psychological pressure caused by the

imbalanced between objective needs and an individual’s capacity to adopt under certain

occupational conditions(Li et al., 2019). With the development of society, the pace of modern

life is gradually accelerating, and the mode of work is also changing. People are experiencing

pressure in relation to family, work, education, health, and other areas, leading to occupational

stress among the employed population (Li et al., 2019). The call occupational stress a risk factor

requires consideration of the life history of the problem. Occupational stress is not an acute or

toxic condition that can be cured trough treatment. Rather, it is a chronic condition that requires

an understanding of the epidemiology or life history of the problem prior to exploring protection,

prevention, and intervention alternatives (Campbel etal., 2016). Recently occupational stress is

increasing due to the globalization and global economic crisis which is affecting almost all

countries, all professions and all categories of workers, as well as families and societies. Many

organizations want to reduce and prevent the employee stress because they observe that it is

major drain on corporate productivity. Nobody is free from stress and it is not harmful always. In
small quantities, stress is good it can motivate us and help us to become more productive, but too

much stress or a strong response to stress can be harmful (Haradhan 2012).

It is known to negatively impact to productivity and work satisfaction among employees

in various occupations. Besides this it is believed to be large contributors of absenteeism and low

employee morale, but also have negatively implications on profitability and organizational

development. Hence, many organizations have realized the importance of raising the issue of

work related stress (Leung et al., 2014).

Occupational Stress can increase when workers do not fell supported by supervisors or

colleagues, or feel as if they have little control over work processes. Occupational stress has

become a serious health issue, not just in terms of an individual’s mental and physical wellbeing,

but also for employers and governments who have begun to assess the financial consequences of

work stress. Lou and Shiau (2003) estimate that occupational stress causes half of absenteeism,

40% of turnover, and that 5% of the total workforce accounts for reduced productivity due to

preventable stress. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

(NIOSH, 2003), one-fourth of employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives

and, three fourth of employees believe that the worker has more on-the-job stress than a

generation ago (NIOSH, 2003). Occupational stress can be harmful physical and emotional

responses that occur when requirements of job do not match the capabilities, resources, or need

of workers (NIOSH, 2003).Documentations of stress at work indicates that stressor can come

from multiple sources. Some stressor are identified as a routine work stress, or those intrinsic to

the job, some are related to the employees role within the organization (role identity stress),

some to interpersonal stress, some to career development, and still others to work environment

stress, or of the climate and organization of the work place (Steber, 2000). Interacting with these
work stressor are individuals characteristic. These are brought to the workplace rather than being

a function of it, but they are important ingredients in occupational stress nonetheless. These

characteristic include the workers level of anxiety, tolerance and ambiguity (Greenberg, 2000).

High incidence of occupational stress and the subsequent burnout reaction of individual

generally involve both the work organization and its employee to deal with alone and in

isolation. Occupational stress can be extremely difficult construct to define. Obviously, it is

stress on the job; but stress on the job occurs within the person. Here is where we run in

problems, since every worker brings to the job a level of predisposition to be stressed.

(Greenberg, 2000).

High stress level and pressure are not only impacting the life of individual, but also the

organization itself. Failure to prevent or deal with burnout may result in negative consequences

on operational effectiveness, as burnout often is associated with reduced productivity and

effectiveness, employee satisfaction and a higher level of absenteeism (Lingard and Francis,

2009).

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) kawanihan ng pagtanggol sa sunog, is an agency of

the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) responsible for implementing national

policies related to fire fighting and fire prevention as well as implementation of Philippines fire

code. (PD 1185), which has been repealed and replaced by the new fire code of the Philippines

(RA 9514) formerly known as the integrated national police fire service, the Bureau of Fire

Protection is in charge of the administration and management of municipal and city fire and

emergency services all over the country. The bureau of fire protection (BFP) of the Philippines is

a government agency whose role is to suppress and prevent the outbreak of destructive fires,

enforce relevant laws, and provide emergency medical rescue service. The fire service is a noble
calling, one which is founded on mutual respect and trust between firefighters and the citizen

they serve. To ensure the continuing integrity of the fire service, the highest standards of ethical

conduct must be maintained at all times. Fire fighters help to protect the public in emergency

situations. They respond to a wide variety of calls as well as fire, they assist car crash, chemical

spill, flooding and chemical rescue. There are two main divisions of fire fighters. Full-time

professional fire fighters and retained firefighters. Apart from training retained firefighters only

attend the fire station during call outs and usually have another full time job. They are employed

in rural areas and must live or work within five minutes of the station. Around 80 percent of

firefighter are retained. The work of firefighter can be stressful and dangerous but there is a great

deal of satisfaction to be gained from providing such a valuable service to the community.

Firefighting personnel experience stress each day in their work settings. Their ability to

cope with stress affects their capacity to function effectively in emergency situation. Society has

a state in the ability of firefighting personnel to carry out their responsibilities effectively given

the threat of natural disasters, the threats from terrorist attacks, must casualties, and major

environmental incidence, society demands on the service of firefighting personnel who work

long hours with little relief in these situations. Fire departments and the personnel working in

those settings need to understand the stress involved and identify and develop effective copping

strategies (Milen, 2009).

Occupational or workplace stress is a change in one physical or mental state response to

workplace that poses and appraised challenge or threat to the employee. Stress can also occur

when a conflict arises from the job demands of the employees itself. Frequent physical

symptoms of acute stress include fatigue, increased blood pressure (Temporarily), rapid heart

rate, dizziness, headaches, jaw pain, back pain, inability to concentrate and confusion heart
disease and chronic pain (Mustafa et al., 2015). Occupational stress for firefighters includes

physical, psychological and psychosocial hazard (Comcare, 2008). In addition to the risk to

physical health, the dangerous nature of firefighting, suppressing fire and exposure to dangerous

substance also entails considerable anxiety that can produce stress reaction to individual.

Attendance at traumatic incidence can result to psychological distress. Moreover, psychosocial

aspect such as the design, organization and management of work and its social and

environmental context that can cause psychological, social or physical harm (Comcare, 2008).

The firefighting personnel are more vulnerable than employees of other professions due

to the nature of their job which is required to intervene in critical and predictable situation. As its

findings, the firefighting personnel are exposed to high level of occupational stress. It is

necessary to consider a proper plan to reduce the adverse impacts of available stressor in such

workplaces. Otherwise employees would gradually involve to burnout which indirectly imposes

a lot of hidden costs to organizations and society. The an desirable effects of stress can be

reduced through stress management workshop, managerial support from each employee in order

to be a better adaptation with stressor, encourage of persons to do regular exercise and having a

good friendly relationship in workplace (Ziaei et al., 2014). Firefighting is a stressful and

dangerous job and firefighters are always exposing to occupational stress and anxiety. Studies

showed that, in most cases, illness andmorality of firemen, directly or indirectly, is related to

stressful nature of their job.

Research shows that occupational stress can affect both men and women. Nevertheless,

women may be disproportionately exposed to stressors. Women have greater exposure to

monotonous tasks than men, are less likely to do jobs involving problem solving or learning, are

less likely to be able to choose when to take a break in their work, and are more likely to be
interrupted with unexpected tasks (Gunkel et al., 2007).Attempting to balance work and family

chores can put additional stress on women that can lead to physical health problems such as poor

appetite, lack of sleep, increased blood pressure, fatigue, and increased susceptibility to

infection. It can also result in mental health problems such as burnout and depression (NIOSHa,

2014). Even the same stressor can affect differently men and women. For instance, Lineweber,

Baltzer, Magnusson and Westerblund (2013) found that work-family conflict was related to a

behavioral consequence (drinking alcohol) in men, but to a physical consequence (poorer health)

to women.

According to Hertel et al. (2013) older employees experience lower stress levels than

younger employees. On the other hand, Götz et al. (2018) emphasized that the impact of stressful

work differs depending on the period, or life stage, at which it occurs. Older persons may be

more vulnerable to occupational stress because the ageing pro- cess is accompanied by changes

in coping capabilities and resources as well as changes of the physiological system. Older

employees, therefore, may be more likely to become sick in the case of stressful work and may

take longer to recover from illness. In that case, the association between stress and sickness

absences would be more pronounced for older employees. The authors also argue that younger

employees may face greater pressure to develop strong ties to the labour market, and therefore,

they are more likely to continue working, compared to their older counterparts, even if

conditions at work are poor.

This study serves as a basis to understand the impact of occupational stress to the

personnel of bureau of fire protection in the 4th district of Isabela. This research could give the

personnel of bureau of fire protection the knowledge about occupational stress on their work

place.
 This study aimed to determine the levels of occupational stress among the Bureau of Fire

Protection personnel in the 4th district of Isabela. Specifically, it sought to identify the socio-

demographic profile of the participants in terms of Age, Sex, Rank, and Year/s in service.

Moreover, it aims to determine the difference in the level of occupational stress among the

participants when they are grouped according to their profile variables. Hence, the researchers

predicted that there is no significant difference among the participant’s level of occupational

stress when they are grouped according to their age, sex, rank and years in service.

Method

This section contains the participants who are involved in the study, the research design

that was utilized in the conduct of the study, instruments used to measure the level of

occupational stress, procedures and the statistical treatment for the data gathered

Participants

The participants of this study were 69 Bureau of Fire Protection Personnel in the 4 th

District of Isabela consists of 51 male Bureau of Fire Protection Personnel and 18 female Bureau

of Fire Protection Personnel.

Research Design

This study used descriptive correlational method of research. Descriptive Correlational

method of research is a statistical measure of a relationship between two or more variables, and

gives an indication of how one variable may predict another. In this study, the independent

variables are the participants’ profile according to their age, sex, rank and years of service while

the participants’ level of occupational stress is the dependent variable under study.
Measures

Information was gathered through survey questionnaires with two (2) parts. The first part

of the questionnaire was designed to obtain the socio-demographic profile of the participants as

to their age, sex, rank and years of service. The second part of the questionnaire was the Weiman

Occupational Stress Scales (WOSS) developed by Weiman (1978). It consists of 15-item scales

and uses a five (5) point Likert scale. The descriptive equivalents of the scale are as follows: 5-

nearly always, 4- frequently, 3- sometimes, 2- seldom and 1- never.

The Weiman Occupational Stress Scale (WOSS) is scored by adding together the total

number of points for the 15 questions and then dividing the sum by 15, which is the number of

the test items. The range that can be scored by a participant is a maximum of 75 and a minimum

of 15. The greater the score, the more occupationalstress is being reported.

Procedure

The researchers coordinated and asked permission from the heads of the different Bureau of Fire

Protection Office located in the 4th District of Isabela, namely, Cordon, Santiago, Jones and San

Agustin. Upon the approval, the researchers prepared all the necessary documents needed in the

conduct of this study. After which, the researchers coordinated with the participants, they gave

informed consent together with the questionnaires. The questionnaires were retrieved, data

gathered were consolidated, analyzed and interpreted.

Statistical Treatment
 The data gathered were interpreted, tabulated, and computer-processed using the

Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The frequency, counts and percentage

were used to describe the participant’s socio-demographic profile. In addition, Mean was used to

determine the level of occupational stress of the participants. One-way ANOVA was used in

assessing the difference between the participant’s level of occupational stress when they are

grouped according to their age, rank and years in service, while t-test was used in term of their

sex.

RESULT
This section present the tables, figures and interpretations of the gathered data to

determine the occupational stress of the participants, as to their sex, years of service, age and

rank.

Socio-demographic profile of the participants as to Age, Sex, Civil Status and Rank

The participants’ age shows that most of them are in their early adulthood stage with a

frequency of 60 or 86.5 %, followed by late adulthood stage with 5 or 5.6%, and middle

adulthood stage with 4 or 7.1%.

In terms of their sex, participants were male dominated with a frequency of 51 or 73.9%

compared to 18 or 26.1% female.

The result shows that the majority of the participants were ranked as FO1 with a

frequency of 47 or 68.1%, 5 or 7.2% were both FO2 and FO3, followed by SFO2 with a

frequency of 6 or 8.7%, SFO1 with a frequency of 4 or 5.8%, and 1 or 1.4% were both CINSP

and Senior Inspector.

 As to their years in service, most of the participants is within 1 to 5 years in service

which has the frequency of 30 and the most percentage of 43. 3%. Fallowed by the participants

who has 6 to 10 years in service who has the frequency of 23 and a percentage of 33.1%.

Combining the number of years from 11 to 25 years in service we got 16 participants with the

percentage of 23%.

Participants of Occupational Stress

A computed mean on the occupational stress of the bureau of fire protection; the

statement that gained the highest mean was Question 6 How often do you agree that the

fallowing statements best describe your nature? “everything I do must be precise and accurate”

these question gain the highest mean of 3.27 on the other hand the question that gain the lowest

mean is Question 2 with the statement of; “How often do you feel unclear about just what the

scope and responsibilities of your job are?” it had the lowest mean of 2.65 the computed grand

mean of the total area was 2.93 with the descriptive rating of “sometimes”. Furthermore all of

the questions appeared to have descriptive ratings of sometimes.

Difference on the Occupational Stress among participants when they are grouped according to

their profile

The result shows that when participant were group according to their age, rank and years

in service appeared to have significant difference in their occupational stress. On the age of the

participants it appeared to have significant difference on the occupational stress with f- value of

2.48 and a p-value of 0.00 respectively. And when participants were group according to rank it

also appeared to have significant difference with the f-value of 4.30 and a p-value of 0.00. On the

years of service the result also show that it has significant difference with the f-value of 1.66 and
has the p-value of 0.05. On the other hand when participants are group according to their sex it

appeared to have no significant difference on the occupational stress wit t-value of 0.09 and has

the p-value of 0.76.

DISCUSSION

This section contains the analysis and interpretation of data gathered in the study

measuring level of occupational stress among personnel of Bureau of Fire Protection.

Socio-demographic profile of the participants as to Age, Sex, Rank and Years in Service

Fire fighting is a very dangerous andlife-threatening occupation with many and varied job

duties. It is a job that requires overall fitness to keep themselves physically and mentally strong

enough to fight fires, participate in rescue activities, and protect the fire fighters themselves in

high-temperature and other dangerous environments and because of this, one would expect the

field to be dominated by those who are in the early adulthood stage (Koide, 2015). The findings

are consistent with those of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (2012) which shows that the

majority of those in fire and rescues are young. The observation can be explained by the nature

of fire personnel’s work that require young, energetic, has above-average strength and agility,

physically and emotionally strong men and women, attributes that are associated with the young

(Jonyo, 2015).

The results also show that there was a gender imbalance in favour of the males. This can

be attributed by the fact that fire fighting is considered as a man’s job by many communities

(Jonyo, 2015). The dominance of male rescuers may be attributed to the physiological aspect

associated to their masculinity. In a job where physical performance is paramount, people with
natural predisposition towards it are best suited for the job, (2018). Warren (2012) stated that

men are foremost seen on job such as rescuers, emergency responders due to their attributable

physiological aspects which is considerably generalize as masculine that is according to Hall

(2015) required in the line of work as rescuers, to carry and support patients and accidents that

requires lifting and carrying that is mostly witness on fire cases, accidents, during calamities, etc.

According to the US Data Statistics, 95.8% of firefighters in 2019 are male, making them the

more common gender in the occupation. Some members of the public still hold the perception

that women aren’t physically or mentally tough for a rescue or emergency response job

(Kokemullher, 2012).

As to the distribution of ranks, most of the most of the participant were at the lowest

level. This implies that fire personnel’s were ranked in the lowest position for them to be more

equipped and it is consistent with those found in the other organizations. Stiles and

Kulvisaechana (2012) claimed that it is good human resource practice to have majority at the low

ranks and minority at high ranks. This might be attributed to the fact that all employees starts

with low rank or position, which enable them to gain more knowledge and skills before they can

be promoted into a high rank or position.

As to the Years of Service, majority of the respondents are in the service with the ranging

years of 1-5 which is the shortest with 43.3% (30) of the total percentage, followed by the

respondents with 33% (23) which years are ranging from 6-10. 5.7% (4) of the respondents

spends the longest year in the service ranging from 21-25 years, followed by the respondents

with 16-20 years with 7.2%(5). It implies that most of the members of BFP have 1-5 years in

service while on the other hand there are only few of them who have the longest year in the

service ranging from 21-25 years.

Participants’ Occupational Stress

The result shows that the participants’ level of occupational was rated as “sometimes”.

Based on the findings of the study, the participants’ showed high level of occupational stress

specifically when doing their job accurately and precise. It is important that rescuers to have an

accurate and precise judgment especially when analyzing and coping with a variety of

emergency situations calmly but effectively and to react quickly to secure accurate and precise

information on the location, extent, and nature of fires and emergency aid requests (Kales et al.,

2007). On the other hand, the participants showed low level of occupational stress in terms of

how often they feel unclear about the scope and the responsibilities of their job. Fire personnel

are responsible for maintaining their jobs skills and equipment when not responding to

emergencies. They must engage in practice drills and ongoing training in areas of fire prevention

and control, as well as the preservation of life and property (Craig, 2009).

Difference on the Occupational Stress among participants when they are grouped according to

their profile

The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant difference in level of

occupational stress of the participants when they are grouped according to their age, ranks, and

years in service. But when the participants are grouped according to their sex, it appeared to have

no significant difference. The fire personnel’s training, regardless of their profile, before their

actual deployment makes them conditioned with mental and emotional toughness to think and

act flexibly and accurately under pressure as well as make them prepared to anticipate stressful

event. This finding is in conformity to the studies of (Rauschenback, Kumm et al., 2013);
William, 2003), when they claimed in terms of the participant’s age, sex, ranks, and years in

service, it shoes that the participants share the same level of occupational stress. In contrast, the

study of Alang, McAlpine and Henning-Smith (2014), argued that married people tend to be

more resilient when dealing with the negative effects of stress than married people. Thus, gives

them lower level of occupational stress.

In terms of sex, result shows that the participant’s level of occupational stress has a

significant difference. It implies that male and female have significantly different on how they

perceived and levelled their stress. Men and women report different reactions to stress, both

physically and mentally. It is assumed that women are more likely to report physical and

emotional symptom of stress than men. According to the American Psychological Association

(APA, 2010), one of the most important reason why men and women react differently to stress is

hormones. Men adopt a fight or flight response when they prepare themselves for impending

stress by conserving their energy and ignoring the perspectives or needs of others. Women,

however, adopt a trend and befriend approach in which they try to better understand the other

people’s perspective on the reason for why the stress is present.

Moreover, the findings conformed to the findings that female fire personnel had a higher

level of stress that the male fire personnel (He, Zhao, Ren, 2005; Norvell, Hills and Murrin,

1993). On the other hand, they found that male fire personnel experienced greater degree of

perceived stress, emotional exhaustion and gender dissatisfaction with their work than females

did.
REFERENCES
Appendices
“OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL
IN DISTRICT 4 OF ISABELA”

Part I. Kindly fill-up the necessary data.

Name (Optional):______________________________________________________
Rank: ________________________________ Age: __________________________
Gender: _______________________Years of Service: ________________________

NEVER SELDOM SOMETIMES FREQUENTLY NEARLY

ALWAYS

1. How do you feel that you have too 1 2 3 4 5

little authority to carry out your
responsibilities at work?
2. How often do you feel unclear about 1 2 3 4 5
just what the scope and
responsibilities of your job are?
3. How often would you agree that the 1 2 3 4 5
fallowing statement best describe
your nature? “I am very sensitive to
criticism”
4. How often do you feel that you have 1 2 3 4 5
too heavy workload, one that you
could not possibly finish during an
ordinary workday?
5. How often do you think that you 1 2 3 4 5
would not be able to satisfy the
conflicting demands of various
people around you?
6. How often do you agree that the 1 2 3 4 5
fallowing statements best describe
your nature? “ everything I do must
be precise and accurate”
7. How often do you know that your 1 2 3 4 5
superior thinks of you? How he or
she evaluate your performance?
8. How often do you find yourself 1 2 3 4 5
unable to get information needed to
carry out your job?
9. How often do you worry about the 1 2 3 4 5
decision that affect the lives of people
that you know such as decision
affecting seriously injured patient?
10. How often do you find yourself 1 2 3 4 5
unable to get resources needed to
carry out your job?
11. How do you worry about co- workers 1 2 3 4 5
not doing their job?
12. How often would you agree with the 1 2 3 4 5
following statement about yourself;
“many people consider me lively
person”?
13. How often would you agree that you 1 2 3 4 5
have the ability to respond difficult
situations?
14. How often do you feel that you have 1 2 3 4 5
to do things that are against your
better judgement?
15. How often do you feel that your job 1 2 3 4 5
interfere with your family life?
Table 1. Profile of the Respondents
Profile Frequency Percentage
(n=69) (100%)
Rank
fo1 47 68.1
fo2 5 7.2
fo3 5 7.2
sfo1 4 5.8
sfo2 6 8.7
Cinsp 1 1.4
senior inspector 1 1.4

Sex
Male 51 73.9
Female 18 26.1

Age
25 – 30 31 44.7
31 – 36 20 28.9
37 – 42 9 12.9
43 – 48 4 5.6
49 – 55 5 7.1

Years in Service
1–5 30 43.3
6 – 10 23 33.1
11 – 15 7 10.1
16 – 20 5 7.2
21 – 25 4 5.7
Table 2. Computed Mean on the Level of Occupational Stress
Statements Mean Descriptive Rating
q1 2.95 Sometimes
q2 2.65 Sometimes
q3 2.78 Sometimes
q4 2.75 Sometimes
Q5 2.78 Sometimes
Q6 3.27 Sometimes
Q7 3.04 Sometimes
Q8 2.78 Sometimes
Q9 3.08 Sometimes
Q10 2.85 Sometimes
Q11 2.88 Sometimes
Q12 3.05 Sometimes
Q13 3.15 Sometimes
Q14 2.71 Sometimes
Q15 3.13 Sometimes
Grand Mean 2.93
Table 3a. Significant difference on the Occupational Stress of the Respondents when they are
grouped according to Rank
Statements F-Value P-Value
q1 3.16 .00
q2 1.78 .11
q3 1.40 .22
q4 .86 .53
q5 .62 .70
q6 1.95 .08
q7 1.60 .16
q8 1.87 .09
q9 1.46 .20
q10 2.09 .06
q11 3.08 .01
q12 3.13 .00
q13 3.81 .00
q14 2.55 .02
q15 2.54 .02
Table 3b. Significant difference on the Occupational Stress of the Respondents when they are
grouped according to Gender
Statements T-Value P-Value
q1 .33 .56
q2 .26 .61
q3 8.42 .04
q4 .32 .56
q5 .44 .50
q6 .51 .47
q7 .55 .46
q8 .69 .40
q9 1.21 .27
q10 .84 .36
q11 9.12 .01
q12 .81 .37
q13 9.73 .00
q14 .12 .72
q15 8.37 .04
Table 3c. Significant difference on the Occupational Stress of the Respondents when they are
grouped according to Age
Statements F-Value P-Value
q1 1.69 .06
q2 1.38 .17
q3 2.66 .00
q4 1.35 .19
q5 1.21 .28
q6 1.79 .04
q7 2.09 .01
q8 1.68 .06
q9 2.33 .00
q10 1.91 .03
q11 1.30 .21
q12 1.58 .09
q13 1.09 .39
q14 2.04 .01
q15 .95 .53
Table 3d. Significant difference on the Occupational Stress of the Respondents when they are
grouped according to Years in Service
Statements F-Value P-Value
q1 1.13 .35
q2 2.60 .00
q3 1.45 .15
q4 1.03 .44
q5 1.36 .19
q6 1.69 .07
q7 1.89 .04
q8 1.35 .19
q9 1.35 .20
q10 2.15 .01
q11 1.45 .15
q12 2.30 .01
q13 3.12 .00
q14 1.81 .05
q15 2.42 .00