EVALUATING THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF JOB STRESS, FINANCIAL STRESS, AND JOB SATISFACTION SCALES IN THE CONTEXT OF HYDERABAD TRAFFIC POLICE

This study evaluated the reliability and construct validity of instruments assessing job stress, financial stress, and job satisfaction among staff of the Hyderabad traffic police.Data were gathered from 50 constables and house guards with a standardized 41-item questionnaire employing a five-point Likert scale.Reliability analysis indicated robust internal consistency: job stress ( = 0.872), financial stress ( = 0.862), and job satisfaction ( = 0.870).Exploratory Factor Analysis (Principal Component Analysis with Varimax rotation) identified a two-factor structure for stress-financial stress and