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: Received: 18 December 2017 / Approved: 18 December 2017 / Online: 18 December 2017 (11:53:13 CET)
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Zaidi, U.; Hammad, L. F.; Awad, S. S.; Elkholi, S. M. A.; Qasem, H. D. Relationship of Work Context and Work Stress among Sonographers in Riyadh, KSA. Preprints2017, 2017120123. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201712.0123.v1
Zaidi, U.; Hammad, L. F.; Awad, S. S.; Elkholi, S. M. A.; Qasem, H. D. Relationship of Work Context and Work Stress among Sonographers in Riyadh, KSA. Preprints 2017, 2017120123. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201712.0123.v1
Zaidi, U.; Hammad, L. F.; Awad, S. S.; Elkholi, S. M. A.; Qasem, H. D. Relationship of Work Context and Work Stress among Sonographers in Riyadh, KSA. Preprints2017, 2017120123. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201712.0123.v1
APA Style
Zaidi, U., Hammad, L. F., Awad, S. S., Elkholi, S. M. A., & Qasem, H. D. (2017). Relationship of Work Context and Work Stress among Sonographers in Riyadh, KSA. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201712.0123.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Zaidi, U., Safaa M. A. Elkholi and Hind D. Qasem. 2017 "Relationship of Work Context and Work Stress among Sonographers in Riyadh, KSA" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201712.0123.v1
Abstract
Work context is essential to understand in relation to handle the stress at work that ultimately creates a feeling of satisfaction or dissatisfaction among health professionals. The current study was conducted to investigate the relationship of work context and work stress among sonographers (n=153) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the study provided a gender-based comparison of both variables among sonographers. Work context was measured by administering subscale of work context derived from Work Design Questionnaire. Whereas, work stress was measured by Job Stress Scale. In addition, relationship of lifestyle was explored with work context and work stress. Data was collected through survey research forms. Results revealed the significant relationship of work context and work stress (r=.251, p=.002). Among lifestyle variables, perceived good health (r= .214, p=.008) and sleep (r=.242. p=.003) were found positively related with satisfaction toward work. Whereas, the strong positive correlation was found between work context and frequency of physical activity (r=.255, p=.005). No significant difference was found among male and female sonographers. The findings of this study contributed to evaluating the working condition of sonographers in relation to work stress. Effective strategies for better working settings as well as strategies for achieving satisfaction in work will be discussed to enhance the performance of sonographers.
Keywords
work context; work conditions; work stress; job satisfaction; lifestyle; sonographers; ergonomics
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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