Job stress, burnout and mental health among medical and paramedical professionals

Pages: 912-914
Shalini Singh (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana)
Nisar Ahmad Wani (Government Degree College for Women Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir)

The present study was designed to study the effect of job stress and burnout on the mental health of medical and paramedical professionals. A total sample of 320 (120 medical professionals & 200 paramedical professionals) belonging to an age group of 30-45 years, having at least 5 years of job experience in same set-up was selected .Job stress survey(JSS), Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and Mental health Inventory (MHI) were administered to measure these variables. Results revealed that Job pressure, Emotional Exhaustion and depersonalization emerged as significant predictors in deterioration of mental health of medical and paramedical professionals.