Work Stress and Satisfaction Level among Faculty Members and Research Scholars: A study at Select Government Medical Colleges in Kalyana Karnataka

ABSTRACT:Stress in the workplace and job satisfaction are some of the critical factors which affect theperformance and productivity of faculty members and research scholars in medical colleges. Thecurrent study attempts to find out the extent of work stress and job satisfaction among the facultymembers and research scholars in selected Government Medical Colleges in Kalyana Karnataka. Thesurvey approach is used in this study and the data was collected by means of a structured questionnairein a five-point Likert scale. In all 1405 questionnaires were distributed out of which 1150 validresponses were received and the response rate obtained is 81.85 percent. This study considered various aspects like work load, work life balance, administration, support and job satisfaction. The data collected were analyzed with the help of percentages, mean scores and Chi-square tests. It was found that the work load and administration play an important role in creating occupational stress, but on the other hand, support and work environment increase job satisfaction. Thestudy concludes that though the respondents face moderate levels of work stress, still they are satisfiedwith their professions.