Organizational Role Stress among Health Science Faculty Members of Kathmandu, Nepal
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Medicine and Health - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Stress is a problem of high teacher turn-out, brain drain, massive alcohol consumption, and high morbidity and mortality rates in the recent years. The main objective of this research is to find out the organizational reasons of being stress among health science faculty members. Methods: A total of 290 faculty members were selected using the method of simple random sampling from the list of faculty members. A self-administrated questionnaire comprised of organizational role stress scale was used to examine the stressors the participants. Results: There was significant relationship between organizational stress and stress related to linkage for example role stagnation, role erosion, role expectation/coordination and inter-role distance. Conclusion: Faculty members were found to be stressed in their roles. Stagnant role was the main contributor in the high stress level among the faculty members.
Authors and Affiliations
Ramanand Pandit, Ram Chandra Prasad Yadav, Ashok Pandey
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