Background: Work-related stress is the response when workers are presented with demands incongruent with their knowledge and abilities, challenging their ability to cope. Healthcare workers face a wide range of stressors and are at a high-risk of burnout, which may eventually affect quality and safety care. Objective: This study aimed to determine the incidence of perceived occupational stress among the employees of Western Visayas Sanitarium. Specifically, it looked into their demographical profile and determined their perceived stressors, stress responses, and social support. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional research design. Descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson r, Cramer’s V, t-test , ANOVA) were computed using IBM-SPSS v.20 and Microsoft 365 Excel pivot tables. Results: The study revealed that over-all stress level of respondents is low. It has been shown that job stressor has a significant relationship with stress responses and that low social support is correlated to high stress responses. Quantitative overload, physical workload, and mental demand were identified as top job stressors. Conclusion This study revealed that job stress was higher among younger age groups. Gender has no significant relationship in measuring job stress. Single employees exhibited more job stress than married ones. Management policies should be drafted to address stressors identified in this study to prevent stress and possible burnout among employees. A follow-up study with the same respondents may be conducted to find out if change has occurred after some intervening measures to address occupational stress have been instituted.
Occupational Stress

Background: The Negative Acts Questionnaire (NAQ-R) is a widely used measure of workplace bullying. However, studies examining its psychometric properties for use among Malaysian junior doctors have not been published. The study aims to determine its validity and reliability in assessing bullying among a Malaysian sample. Methods: The NAQ-R was administered to 1,119 junior doctors working in twelve government hospitals accredited for housemanship training within the central zone of Malaysia. A subset of participants (n=50) completed the NAQ-R twice at an interval of two weeks. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to assess construct validity, using polychoric factor analysis with varimax rotation. To determine reliability, Cronbach’s alpha was computed to assess internal consistency reliability, while intraclass correlation coefficient was calculated to examine test retest reliability. Results: Analysis yielded a one-factor structure of the NAQ-R, consistent with the interpretation of factors provided by the original instrument. The factor was labelled “workplace bullying” and accounted for 68.0% of the variance in the junior doctor group. Factor loadings ranged from 0.68 to 0.90. The Cronbach’s alpha for the NAQ-R items ranged from 0.96 to 0.97, and the Cronbach’s alpha for the overall scale was 0.97. Meanwhile, the ICC for the NAQ-R items ranged from 45.6% to 93.7%, and the ICC for NAQ-R total score was 93.4%. These indices denote high internal consistency reliability and excellent test-retest reliability respectively. Conclusion The NAQ-R has adequate psychometric properties and can be used to measure workplace bullying among Malaysian junior doctors.
Occupational Stress

Background: Workplace bullying is defined as frequent, ongoing, and detrimental incidence of unreasonable acts/behaviors directed towards an individual. The consequences of bullying to individuals often lead to absenteeism, resignation, job dissatisfaction, and suicidal ideation making it a major public health concern. This organizational issue, when not addressed, will greatly affect the workflow in any organization. There is a paucity of literature on this problem in the Southeast Asian countries Objective: This study aimed to describe the extent of workplace bullying among employees of a public higher education institution. Methodology: The researchers used a descriptive, cross-sectional study design. Survey questionnaires in Google Form were emailed to all employees with a 35.96% participation rate. The survey instrument asked participants to indicate their awareness about any bullying behavior in their unit and to specify the typical profile of bullies and victims they know of. Responses to quantitative variables were summarized using the mean and standard deviation, while qualitative variables were reported as frequency and percentage distribution. The software used for analysis were Microsoft Excel and EpiInfo 7. Results: At least one-third (36.94%) of survey respondents indicated that they witnessed a form of bullying in the workplace with more awareness seen among faculty members and permanent employees. The most common type of bullying observed in the workplace was criticism in public. Notably, this type of bullying was similar across employee categories. The predominant reactions of victims of bullying include feeling of fear and loss of trust, and confiding to a friend or co-worker. Conclusion The phenomenon of bullying has been witnessed by the employees and reported to have adverse effects on victims. Informational campaigns coupled with anti-bullying policy and programs are necessary to promote employee well-being.
Occupational Stress ; Universities ; Occupational Stress ; Philippines

Occupational stress is one of the major health hazards among blue and white-collar workers. However there is no data on occupational stress among white-collar workers in Iran. Aim of this study was to investigate occupational stress among white collar employees in Esfahan Steel Company organization (ESCO), Iran. A cross– sectional survey was conducted through face to face interview using validated standardized questionnaire on occupational stress among 200 white-collar workers from ESCO who agreed to participate in the study, the response rate of participation was 100%. The logistic regression test was used to determine significant associated factors of occupational stress among the study sample.. It is found that among the six items measuring source of stress, the highest source of stress related to economic problem, 117 (59.7%). The statistical analysis showed sources of stress such as task type (p=0.0001), economic problem (p=0.0001), work environment (p=0.0001) and children problem (p=0.05) were significantly associated with having stress among the workers. We found that around half of the white collar workers were under stress at ESCO. Main sources of the occupational stress of white colour workers related to their work environment, economic problem; task type, and related their children.
Stress, Psychological ; Occupational Health

Humans ; Occupational Health ; Stress, Psychological

Humans ; Hypertension ; Occupational Diseases ; Stress, Psychological

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Humans ; *Occupational Diseases ; Republic of Korea ; Stress, Psychological

Humans ; Military Medicine ; Military Personnel ; Occupational Diseases ; Stress, Psychological

Humans ; Mental Health ; Occupational Health ; Stress, Psychological ; prevention & control

Heat Stress Disorders ; etiology ; Humans ; Mining ; Occupational Diseases