Biomedical Letters

Work-related stress, anxiety and psychological well-being in female married gynecologists

Sunaina Sohaib 1, Fatima Kamran 1, Yasir Mahmood 2*

1 Institute of Applied Psychology, University of The Punjab, Lahore

2 Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

The present research aimed to investigate the relationship between work-related stress, anxiety and psychological well-being in female married gynecologists. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a significant relationship between work-related stress, anxiety and psychological well-being. It was also hypothesized that anxiety is likely to mediate the relationship between work-related stress and psychological well-being. Cross-sectional research design was used. Then purposive sampling was employed. The sample was N= 80 female married gynecologists. The Work-Related Stress Scale was used to assess how work stress can affect well-being. The Beck Anxiety Inventory scale was used to assess anxiety seriousness in female married gynecologists. The flourishing Scale by Diener was used to assess psychological well-being. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between work related stress, anxiety, and psychological well-being. Pearson product moment correlation was used to assess the relationship between work related stress, anxiety, and psychological well-being. The results indicated that anxiety is likely to mediate the relationship between work related stress and psychological well-being. Regression analysis was used to assess that anxiety explains the relationship between work related stress and psychological well-being. Present study would help married female gynecologists to explore psychological issues they face in a medical setup with married life.