ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal

The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between job stress, social support and job performance of nurses at different types of hospitals (public, private and semi government) inside the Kathmandu Valley. A sample of N = 418 working nurses participated in this study. Data is collected by the means of a structured questionnaire for job stress, social support and job performance respectively. Five different major relationships between the job stress, social support and job performance are proposed. The findings support that there is a positive linear relationship between job stress and job performance. However, social support and job stress does not significantly relate. But received support and job performance is significantly related. Hierarchical regression analysis supported for the main effect of social support, but does not support for interaction effect. The findings also suggest the dimensions of the study variables in terms of ownership of the hospitals, types of the ward and demographic variables (designation of the nurses).