Individuals commonly experience stress in both their personal and work lives. Understanding these sources of stress and their possible interaction is important, particularly since the effects of stress tend to be cumulative across time and situations. Thus, considering either source in isolation during a diagnosis of organizational stress may give an incomplete picture of the stress that a person is experiencing. Both categories must be assessed for their potential interactive effects.
Organizational sources of stress at work often include
Organizational sources of stress at work often include
(1) workload,
(2) job conditions,
(3) role conflict and ambiguity,
(4) career development,
(5) interpersonal relations,
(6) workplace aggression, especially bullying, sexual harassment, and violence, and
(7) conflict between work and life roles. In addition, significant changes or other events in an individual’s personal life may also be sources of stress.
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