Job stress among production operators: The case of manufacturing company in Gelang Patah, Johor

• Main Author: Ummu Noor Habibah, Yahya
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: HF5548.7-5548.85 Industrial Psychology
• Online Access: https://etd.uum.edu.my/7599/1/s821067_01.pdf; https://etd.uum.edu.my/7599/2/s821067_02.pdf; https://etd.uum.edu.my/7599/

Stress is an emergent occupational problem in the modern society. Contending with stressful situations in the workplace is a common occurrence for all employees in manufacturing company. The purpose of this study was to identify the level of job stress among production operators at one of manufacturing company in Gelang Patah, Johor. The study also attempted to determine if there were any significant in the respondent’s level of job stress when the independent variables are work load, work environment, co-worker relationship and social support. A total of 100 production operators participated in this survey. The findings of this study showed that work load and work environment does significantly influence on job stress while co-worker relationship and social support does not significantly influence on job stress.