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Abstract

This research seeks to diagnose work stress from the point of view of hospital practitioners and the extent of its impact on job satisfaction. It aims to develop a model for measuring work stress and the extent of its impact on job satisfaction and to explore which dimensions of work stress have the most influence on job satisfaction. A descriptive exploratory approach was used to obtain doctors ’opinions regarding work pressures and job satisfaction, and the questionnaire was the main tool for data collection. Muhammad Al-Mousawi and Al-Haboubi General Teaching Hospital), which serves approximately (815) beds, and specialized doctors were targeted because they are the most responsible, and the hypotheses were tested through the use of some statistical treatments. High work pressures among doctors working in government hospitals, and the workload, role conflict, and lack of organizational justice were reflected in a decrease in the level of satisfaction of doctors working in the researched hospitals in Dhi Qar Governorate. The research concluded that the sample agreed that work pressures in government hospitals lead to dissatisfaction with doctors in their hospitals, and this generates low performance and tension at work, and the results showed that role conflict, workload, and job injustice lead to more work pressures. This research shows the causes of work pressures on specialist doctors in government hospitals and attempts to address the causes and provide a suitable work environment that enhances the performance of doctors in hospitals. This study undertakes to assist health service providers in the health sector to address the challenge of increasing work stress and work to reduce it and enhance job satisfaction for doctors.

DOI

10.33095/jeas.v27i126.2458

Subject Area

Managerial

First Page

349

Last Page

367

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

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