A study of job strain and dissatisfaction among lecturers in the School of Medical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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dc.contributor.authorHuda, B Zen_US
dc.contributor.authorRusli, B Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorNaing, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorTengku, M Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorWinn, Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorRampal, K Gen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T14:49:04Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T14:49:04Z
dc.date.issued2004-03-27en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractJob stress has now become one of the most significant health and safety issues in the workplace and one of the least understood areas of organizational cost. A cross-sectional study to assess job strain and dissatisfaction in lecturers of the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) was undertaken between August 2001 and May 2002. The original English version of the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) version 1.7 (revised 1997) by Robert Karasek was self-administered to 73 (response rate 58.4%) lecturers in School of Medical Sciences USM. The prevalence of job strain (defined by low decision latitude and high psychological demands) in USM was 23.3%. The risk factors of job strain in the lecturers were psychological stressors (adjusted OR 1.2, 95% CI 1.0, 1.4), created skill (adjusted OR 0.4, 95% CI 0.2, 0.8) and working in clinical-based departments (adjusted OR 18.7, 95% CI 1.6, 22.7). The prevalence of job dissatisfaction was 42.6%. Associated factors of job dissatisfaction in USM lecturers were decision authority (p < 0.001) and psychological job demand (p < 0.001). We conclude that psychological stressors and created skill were non-protective and protective, respectively, against job strain in USM lecturers. Clinical-based lecturers experienced higher job strain compared to non-clinical-based lecturers. Psychological job demand was strongly associated with job dissatisfaction, and decision authority was protective against job dissatisfaction.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Malaysia.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHuda BZ, Rusli BN, Naing L, Tengku MA, Winn T, Rampal KG. A study of job strain and dissatisfaction among lecturers in the School of Medical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2004 Mar; 35(1): 210-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/31165
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2004_35_1/34-3163.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshConfidence Intervalsen_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshFaculty, Medical --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshJob Satisfactionen_US
dc.subject.meshMalaysia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshOccupational Healthen_US
dc.subject.meshOdds Ratioen_US
dc.subject.meshProbabilityen_US
dc.subject.meshQuestionnairesen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Assessmenten_US
dc.subject.meshSchools, Medicalen_US
dc.subject.meshStress, Psychological --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshTeaching --standardsen_US
dc.subject.meshWorkloaden_US
dc.titleA study of job strain and dissatisfaction among lecturers in the School of Medical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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