Date of Conferral

2023

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Psychology

Advisor

Delinda Mercer

Abstract

AbstractOccupational stress is a common problem among workers, and it may have implications for productivity, job satisfaction, and employee wellness. The purpose of this study was to explore different skill levels related to perceived occupational stress and whether gender and education influence it. Publicly available secondary data for this study came from the Public Library of Science at-risk and intervention thresholds of occupational stress using a Perceived Stress Scale 14 survey from June 2017. The 500 participants in the secondary data were a random sample of workers from five occupational health centers recruited during annual work medical examinations. Findings indicated that there were not significant correlations between gender and professional roles, indicating that professional roles and sex did not collectively explain a significant proportion of variation in perceived occupational stress. Additionally, there were significant relationships between all levels of education and professional roles, such that there were significant positive relationships between skilled workers and having a bachelor’s degree, midlevel workers and having a bachelor’s degree, unskilled workers and having a high school diploma, and senior executives and having a master’s degree. The findings of this study promote positive social change by encouraging organizations to improve current work practices to increase the available training programs for employees to better understand and cope with occupational stress, which may promote higher productivity and greater satisfaction with work.

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