Organisational role stress & job commitment among the veterinarians of Kerala

The study was conducted among the veterinarians of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Kerala to understand the nature and type of organisational role stress and its influence on job commitment of veterinarians. Data were collected using structured questionnaire among 200 veterinarians. Result of the present study indicated that majority of the respondents perceived medium level of organisational role stress. Among the ten dimensions of organisational role stress, role overload was perceived as the most important stressor. Inter role distance, role stagnation, personal inadequacy, self role distance and role ambiguity were negatively and highly significantly correlated with job commitment. A better understanding of the stressors in veterinary practice may allow identification of strategies to improve the working conditions of veterinarians with resulting benefits for the quality of veterinary health care.