THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB STRESS, CO-WORKER SUPPORT AND ORGANIZATION-BASED SELF-ESTEEM: A SURVEY ACROSS DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS
Keywords:
Job stress, Co-worker support, OBSEAbstract
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between co-worker supports, job stress and organization based self-esteem (OBSE). The independent variables are job stress and co-worker support, while organization-based self-esteem is the dependent variable. A survey was conducted on 190 respondents from different occupational background. The respondents were randomly selected from different employment background. The study revealed that only co-worker support was significant in predicting organization based self-esteem.
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