Job Stress and Its Relationship with Personal and Occupational Factors (A Field Research on Some Rural Hospitals in the Southern Region)

Abdelmonem Najem M. Sheiba

This study aims to identify the level of job stress experienced by doctors, nurses, and administrative staff in public rural hospitals in Wadi Al-Shatii Municipality, as well as to examine the effect of personal and occupational variables (gender, age, experience, job title, and educational level) on these stresses. Utilizing a descriptive-analytical methodology, data was collected via a questionnaire distributed to a stratified random sample of 260 employees, yielding 218 valid responses for statistical analysis through SPSS. The findings revealed that hospital staff experience job stress, with the relative importance of stress sources ranked as follows: workload, role conflict, workplace relationships, physical work environment, and role ambiguity. Furthermore, statistically significant differences in stress levels were found based on gender (in favor of females), age, job title, and educational level, whereas work experience showed no significant effect. The study recommended improving the work environment, enhancing the organizational climate, recruiting adequate medical staff, and establishing clear job descriptions to mitigate the negative impacts of work stress.

Job Stress / Personal Factors / Occupational Factors / Workload / Role Conflict / Role Ambiguity / Rural Hospitals / Organizational Behavior