IntroductionStress in the work context arises from situations in which the demands exceed
the workers capacity to adequately respond to them or originate when the
conditions offered and resources made available are insufficient to meet
them.ObjectivesTo analyze the psychological demand, work control and social support among
employees of a public university in the state of Minas Gerais.MethodsQuantitative, descriptive, and analytical epidemiological study. Data
collection took place using an online questionnaire that included
sociodemographic and occupational questions and the Demand-Control Model
Scale, short version, including social support. Data were analyzed using the
Stata version 14.0 program using descriptive and bivariate statistics.ResultsThe population consisted of 247 servants, including 49.2% teachers and 50.8%
administrative technicians in education. In relation to gender, 59% were
women and as to marital status, 51.8% were married. Regarding demand, 54.1%
of workers had low demand, 59% had low control and 60.7% had low social
support. The category of quadrants that included the largest number of
servants was passive work with 31.2%. In the final model, the professional
category variable maintained a significant association with occupational
stress.ConclusionsThe high prevalence of occupational stress (60.2%) and the low social support
highlight the need for interventions so that these workers become agents of
change in their work processes, being responsible for decisions made in
their daily work