Le climat psychologique des unités organisationnelles en tant que déterminant de la détresse psychologique au travail
The main objective of this paper is to examine the association between the psychological climate and the occurrence of psychological distress within organizational work units. More precisely, we want to determine if the psychological climate is an occupational factor than can lead to psychological distress. A specific questionnaire was submitted to 362 employees from five different departments at a Canadian insurance company. Two different scales were used to measure the level of psychological distress: the Kessler scale (1998) used in the National Population Health Survey in 1999 and the Ilfeld scale, the latter modified by Préville (1994) used in the Québec Health Survey in 1998. Results of our analysis partly showed that the inherent dimensions of the psychological climate concept (quality of relationships with colleagues, quality of relationships with supervisor and quality of work environment) influence the level of psychological distress within organizational work units. Moreover, the three components of the psychological climate did not predict the results obtained by the two psychological distress scales.
psychological distress Job climate Psychological climate Kessler Kessler Ilfeld Ilfeld