Perceived job stress
Out of 11 stress factors, ‘‘having to finish a
project within a strict deadline’’ was perceived as
the most stressful (mean ¼ 3.1 on a five-point
scale, S.D. ¼ 1.2) followed by ‘‘conflict between
work and family obligations’’ (mean ¼ 2.9,
S.D. ¼ 1.39; see Table 3). In addition, each subject
received a job stress score, a mean score of 11
components (see Fig. 1). The mean job stress score
of the study population was 2.54 (S.D. ¼ 0.81),
while the minimum score was 1 and the maximum
4.18. Perceived job stress of men and women was
almost identical (2.52 and 2.57, respectively).
Computer programmers received a higher job
stress score than management; however, th