Level Of Occupational Stress Between Male And Female: A Comparative Study Among Medical Professionals
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Objective: Present study aims is to investigate the level of occupational stress among male and female doctors in medical settings.
Place and duration: The study was conducted from August 2021 to October 2021 in Balochistan.
Sample and Method: Total sample comprised of 80 medical professionals including male (n=40) and female (n=40) of ages between 30 to 50 years (M= 32.2, SD = 2.04) recruited from different hospitals and clinics from Quetta (Balochistan).
Measures: Following measures (i.e., Personal Information Form and Occupational Stress Scale (G. Weiman, 1978) were administered. Descriptive statistic was used to elucidate the characteristics of sample and analysis of variance (ANOVE) and t-test applied to investigate significant mean difference on gender and non-significant on age level of occupational stress.
Results: Results reveled that significant different in score of medical professionals on occupational stress. This means that of the gender group showed influenced of occupational stress. Findings could help the medical and healthcare professionals to cope up or management of their occupational stress in future.
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