Iran Occupational Health

  Background and aims

 Stress is not always directly resulted from the source of pressure itself, but rather from the perception of that pressure. Therefore, individual variables that might relate to perception of stress should be investigated in job stress researches. The present study investigates moderating role of self- efficacy in relationship between occupational stress with psychological health and job satisfaction of Tabriz Saderat Bank's staffs.

  Material and Methods

In this correlation research, 242 Saderat Bank's Staffs were selected in the form of multiphase cluster sampling and administered by inventories of Demographic, General Heath-28, Osipow's Occupational Stress, Spector's Job Satisfaction and Scheerer's and et al. Self- Efficacy. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and simultaneous and hierarchical multiple regressions .

  Results

The Findings indicate that job stress is negative predictor of psychological health and job satisfaction. Also, the relationship between job stress with psychological health and job satisfaction is influenced by s elf-efficacy. Therefore, s elf-efficacy as an individual factor have a protective role in contrast with job stress.

  Conclusion

According to our findings, s elf-efficacy affects the relationship between job stress with psychological health and job satisfaction . The findings of this research can be helpful in devising preventive policies, determining high risk patients and designing of psychological interventions.