Occupational Stress And Job Satisfaction In White- And Blue-Collar Workers

Abstract

The relationship between job satisfaction and stress has been examined in numerous settings. In the present study, a two-part occupational stress survey was given to140 subjects in white- and blue-collar occupations.  Twelve possible stressor variables divided into three levels of stress: independent; group; and organizational were analyzed.  A factorial ANOVA analysis was conducted, and revealed that there was a significant main effect result for types of stress experienced by the workers in the two types of organizations, but there were no differences between the organizations in terms of amount or types of stress, nor were there any differences between male and female employees.  The relationship between stress and job satisfaction was discussed, and suggestions were made as to ways organizations can improve job satisfaction by paying attention to some of the sources of stress.