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Talgat Kutebayev1, Arman Rakhimov, Zhanna Utaliyeva
1From the Department of Psychology, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan (T.K. and Z.U.); and International School of Economics, M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University, Astana, Kazakhstan (A.R.).
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in the level and sources of job stress among key business professionals such as economists, financiers, and accountants as well as among genders.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study used the Job Stress Survey to collect data on job stress among 702 Kazakhstani business professionals who worked in both public and private organizations.
Results:
Analysis revealed that the degree of severity and frequency of stress was not high for all business professionals. Results showed that financiers experienced higher stress than economists due to limited opportunity for advancement and disagreeable duties. The study also found that men economists and financiers were stressed from conflicts with other departments more than women of these professions.
Conclusions:
Our findings provide insights for organizations about the potential ways of preventing and mitigating job stress.
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