OCCUPATIONAL STRESS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYESS IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT: DEMAND, CONTROL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE (IFRN)
occupational stress; demand-control model; federal institutes; management.
Occupational stress in organizations has a significant impact on workers' health. Thus, knowledge about the work characteristics that lead to stressors in public institutions is important to promote quality of life at work. The objective of the research is to analyze how the occupational stress of public employess in the work environment is evidenced, in relation to demand, control and social support at the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN), in line with the demand-control model (Karasek adapted by Alves et al., 2004). The target population will be composed of technical-administrative employees from all IFRN campuses. Data will be obtained through a self-completed questionnaire based on the Job Stress Scale (JSS) version adapted by ALVES et al (2004) and will be treated by quantitative methods and descriptive statistics. As expected results, the study expects that the information generated will be of great value so that the management of the IFRN can prevent and/or minimize possible stressors and propose actions to improve the quality of life of public employees, as well as measures to improve the functioning of the sectors.