Job stress as a predictor of employee health

Ismail, Azman and Abu Hasan, Norhafizah and Chin, Yu-Fei (Melissa) and Ismail, Yusof and Abu Samah, Ainon Jauhariah (2013) Job stress as a predictor of employee health. Studies in Business and Economics, 8 (2). pp. 20-34. ISSN 1842-4120 E-ISSN 2344-5416

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Abstract

This study was conducted to measure the relationship between job stress and employee health. A survey method was employed to collect self-administered questionnaires from employees in established universities in Sarawak, Malaysia. The outcomes of SmartPLS path model revealed three important findings: first, role ambiguity was positively and significantly related to employee health. Second, role conflict was positively and significantly related to employee health. Third, role overload was positively and significantly related to employee health. Statistically, the result demonstrates that the level of job stress has been an important predictor of employee health in the studied organizations. The paper includes discussions, implications and conclusion

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	8121/68560
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Role ambiguity, role conflict, role overload, employee health
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business. Business Administration > HF5549 Personnel management
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Business Administration
Depositing User:	Mr Yusof Ismail
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2019 10:40
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2019 11:41
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/68560

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