The relationship between

staff stress and team climate in residential services J. Rose, D. Schelewa-Davies This study explored the relationship between stress and team climate in care staff working with learning disabled people. A questionnaire was used to collect information in four community residences. The results suggested that there were no significant differences between mean levels of stress, anxiety and depression in different groups of staff. However, variability was seen within the participants across the four facilities. An examination of the relationship between stress and team climate suggested that the higher the stress the worse the perceived team climate. A correlational analysis indicated that the way individuals view aspects of the organisational climate of these facilities had some impact upon their well-being. The implications of these findings are discussed