Correlations among Work Stressors, Work Stress Responses, and Subjective Well-Being of Civil Servants: Empirical Evidence from China

The work stress of civil servants has gradually increased as a result of the modernization of China's national governance system and capacity. However, research on the correlations among work stressors, work stress responses, and subjective well-being (SWB) of civil servants is scarce. In accor...

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Published in:Iranian journal of public health 2019-06, Vol.48 (6), p.1059-1067
Main Authors: Zhang, Ling, Fu, Jue, Yao, Benxian, Zhang, Yuesong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Careers
Civil servants
Correlation
Modernization
Occupational stress
Occupations
Original
Psychological factors
Questionnaires
Subjective well-being
Supervision
Well being
Work stress responses
Work stressors
Working conditions
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Summary:The work stress of civil servants has gradually increased as a result of the modernization of China's national governance system and capacity. However, research on the correlations among work stressors, work stress responses, and subjective well-being (SWB) of civil servants is scarce. In accordance with the current research status on work stress and SWB, a survey of 874 civil servants in China was carried out from May to June 2018. The revised stress response questionnaire of civil servants, work stressors questionnaire of civil servants, and a simplified edition of the SWB scale of China's urban residents were used in this study. Superiors impose the major work pressure on civil servants, followed by interpersonal relationship, work particularity, career prospect, work task, perfectionism, and job responsibility. The work stressors of civil servants were significantly related to gender, age, marital status, working years, educational background, and position (
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093
DOI:10.18502/ijph.v48i6.2904