Job stress
A systematic literature review
Keywords:
job stress, work-related stressors, stress, coping strategiesAbstract
Orientation: Employees nowadays experience an extreme level of job stress at workplace. It is considered as the exploration of the variations among employees’ in the term of stress consequence. Research purpose: The key goal of the study is to probe or review the previous research papers on job stress and its several definitions, demographics, methodologies and industries or research units. Between the years 2000 and 2021, a total of 68 articles was examined. Research methodology: Several researchers of diverse nations have mentioned the definitions of job stress in this paper. These research papers have been classified into five categories like a year of publication, the background of researchers, nations, research methodology and type of research or research unit. Key Findings: The finding of the study depicts the crucial work-related stressors and coping strategies to keep the stress at bay. This review paper aids to comprehend the theoretical insight or understanding of job stress as well as the causes and its outcomes in the organization. This paper is categorized on the basis of year, researcher’s profile, research methodology and type of industry.
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