Stress related to jobs and quality of life associated with health staff hired full-time at an institution of higher education of El Salvador

Abstract

Stress is a mechanism that was generated throughout evolution to encourage the survival of living beings. This process has been presented in humans since its inception, in which stress is experienced at present and has been associated with the generation through various health issues. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between the stress of holding a job and the quality of life associated with health in the permanent staff of an institution Higher Education Metropolitan Area of San Salvador. To carry out this project, a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental, correlation-transactional was used; they applied this to a sample of 150 participants, two psychological scales, the questionnaire health “SF-36” and Job Stress Questionnaire “JSS” to measure quality of life associated with health and labor, and stress. The results suggest that both variables are related in an inversely proportional way, acquiring various nuances as analyzed in the light of multiple socio-demographic factors, which are consistent with research by other authors. Finally, they performed recommendations for further research on the subject, as well as intervention suggestions to promote stress reduction and have a good quality of life within the organization.

Revista ciencia, cultura y sociedad Vol. 3 No. 1 enero-junio 2016, pp.45-58