Assessment of psychosocial risks among the workers of the Regional Directorate of Production Houd Berkaoui Ouargla in light of certain classification variables

Abstract

The accelerated digital transformation and the growing integration of automation and artificial intelligence have intensified the complexity of organizational environments. This shift has reshaped occupational risks, introducing new risks and amplifying existing ones. A systematic and rigorous analysis of these risks is essential to protect employees and sustain institutional performance in an evolving professional landscape the study aims to determine the level of psychosocial risks among workers of the Regional Directorate of Production – Houd Berkaoui-, Ouargla, in the workplace according to the following classification variables: (gender, age, and seniority). To address the research hypotheses, the descriptive-analytical method was employed. The study sample consisted of (71) workers from the Regional Directorate of Production in the Houd Berkaoui , Ouargla, selected through simple random sampling. A questionnaire developed by the researcher was used as a tool to measure psychosocial risks.Data were statistically processed using mean, standard deviation, (t-test) for differences, and one-way (ANOVA), utilizing the SPSS program. The results revealed an average level of psychosocial risks, with statistically significant differences in psychosocial risk levels in the workplace based on the variables of (age and seniority). No statistically significant differences were found in psychosocial risk levels based on gender.