The relationship between psychological wellbeing and work stress among healthcare workers

Abstract: Work stress has become a major global concern over the last decade, and healthcare workers are more vulnerable to stress because of the nature of their jobs and the expectations of society. It is becoming increasingly serious due to a variety of problems in the healthcare sector, such as inadequate personnel, high public expectations, long working hours, exposure to infectious and dangerous diseases, the possibility of misconduct, and continuing death and death experiences. Research on the support available to healthcare workers is sparse. This study therefore explored the moderating effect of co-worker support and perceived organisational support on the relationship between work stress and psychological well-being among healthcare workers. The study employed an exploratory quantitative research design. Purposive and snowballing sampling techniques were used. Participants included 239 healthcare workers, consisting of doctors, nurses and health administrators...M.Com. (Industrial Psychology