Psychosocial work environment as correlate of quality of life among health care professionals

Pages: 1523-1527
Shakti Pal and Sunita Malhotra (Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana)

Over the past many years, Quality of life (QoL) has become a focus of attention of scientists and researchers in professional fields. The research has grown extremely rapidly in the field of psychosocial workplace conditions that affect employees’ health and quality of life. In this sense, the present study has been conducted to study QoL of health care professionals in relation to psychosocial work environment at their workplace. A sample of 150 (75 males & 75 females) health care professionals working in government hospitals between the age range of 25-35 years was selected. The participants were administered the measures of Copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire (CPQ) and quality of life (WHO, WHOQOL-Group, 1996). The data were subjected to Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Product Moment method of correlation. Results revealed significant correlation among eight dimensions of psychosocial work environment (PWE) (job-satisfaction, quantitative demands, emotional demands, possibilities for development, social support from colleagues, justice & respect, self-rated health & burnout) and psychological, social and environmental quality of life. However, physical domain of QoL has been found significantly correlated with job-satisfaction (PWE).