Job stress and burn out

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International Journal of Development Research

Job stress and burn out

Abstract: 

Job stress is the psychophysiological arousal resulting from workplace demands. Optimally, it results in enhanced job performance. When mismanaged, job stress leads to job strain, which includes psychological, medical, and behavioral costs. The growing awareness of the impact of job stress is best illustrated by the sheer increase in the volume of job stress research in recent years. Job stress is a condition familiar to many. In some form or another, it influences all working lives, leaving those who experience job stress emotionally drained and frequently more vulnerable to other illnesses and disease. It is not just individuals who experience the impact of job stress. Organizations, families, communities, and society all bear the costs of job stress to such an extent that job stress is frequently viewed as an inevitable feature of 21st-century living.

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