A Study of Job Stress, Stress Coping Strategies, and Job Satisfaction for Nurses Working in Middle-Level Hospital Operating Rooms

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Kuang Chen ◽  
Cecilia Lin ◽  
Shu-Hui Wang ◽  
Tung-Hsu Hou
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shridhar. C Kulakarni ◽  
Srimathi N. L

The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between occupational stress, coping strategies and job satisfaction among nurses working in general hospital and psychiatric hospital. The sample consisted of 300 nurses (150 nurses from general hospital and 150 from psychiatric hospital) drawn from Hubli and Dharawad district hospitals, Chitradurga, Shimoga district hospitals of Karnataka. The primary objective of the study is to study the relationship between occupational stress, coping strategies and level of job satisfaction among nurses working in general hospitals and psychiatric hospitals. The participants were administered the occupational stress index developed by Prof. S. K. Srivastava and Prof. A. P. Singh, ways of coping questionnaire developed by Lazarus and Folkman (1989) and Job satisfaction questionnaire developed by C.N. Daftuar. The data were analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment Method of correlation to find out the relationship between these variables. The results of the study have shown that there is a significant positive relationship exists between the occupational stress, coping strategies and job satisfaction among nurses working in general and psychiatric hospitals.


2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Meraj Ahmad

Different people experience different level of stress. People who overact to stress situations get affected physiologically and behaviorally which ultimately affects their performance. This paper attempts to understand the traits of stress on professionals. They are experiencing stress at remarkable level, which has affected them physiologically as well as psychologically. This has lead to an adverse effect on their performance. Since the outcomes of stress are severe, the strategies to cope with stress can be adopted diligently as per the suitability of the individual. This article is a blend of conceptual framework regarding the causes of job stress and regarding the consequences of job stress on professionals. This paper also gives insights on stress coping strategies along with the models of stress coping.


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