Abstract Title: Anxiety within the organization - correlation study regarding psychosocial work environment factors. Author: Nicklas Blomqvist The purpose of this study was to examine if there are any correlations between anxiety and psychosocial work environment factors according to Curt Andersson’s theory (2007). The last two decades there has been a significant increase in numbers of employees going on sick leave. According to studies the main explanation for the increase was the psychosocial work environment. One important factor observed in the group of long time sick list was that people working in the public service sector was over represented. By using a survey, the author of this paper has tried to find correlations between different work environmental factors that could contribute to experienced stress in the workplace. The author has also tried to find correlations between experienced stress (e.g. anxiety) and organizational questions. In this study stress represents the measure of the variable anxiety. The survey was conducted in three different pre-school units in a small community in the south of Sweden. More than 70 % of the respondents stated that they had felt stressed recently. A correlation analysis between stress and organizational factors showed a (r.39) correlation that was significant at the 0.01 level (1-tailed). However, the main factor to have an impact on stress (i.e. anxiety) according to the author’s findings was the factor designated job demand. Keywords: Curt Andersson, anxiety, stress, organization, psychosocial workplace environment.

<p>Abstract</p><p>Title: Anxiety within the organization - correlation study regarding psychosocial</p><p>work environment factors.</p><p>Author: Nicklas Blomqvist</p><p>The purpose of this study was to examine if there are any correlations between anxiety and psychosocial work environment factors according to Curt Andersson’s theory (2007). The last two decades there has been a significant increase in numbers of employees going on sick leave. According to studies the main explanation for the increase was the psychosocial work environment. One important factor observed in the group of long time sick list was that people working in the public service sector was over represented. By using a survey, the author of this paper has tried to find correlations between different work environmental factors that could contribute to experienced stress in the workplace. The author has also tried to find correlations between experienced stress (e.g. anxiety) and organizational questions. In this study stress represents the measure of the variable anxiety. The survey was conducted in three different pre-school units in a small community in the south of Sweden. More than 70 % of the respondents stated that they had felt stressed recently. A correlation analysis between stress and organizational factors showed a (r.39) correlation that was significant at the 0.01 level (1-tailed). However, the main factor to have an impact on stress (i.e. anxiety) according to the author’s findings was the factor designated job demand.</p><p>Keywords: Curt Andersson, anxiety, stress, organization, psychosocial workplace environment.</p>