Stress among medical laboratory technicians

This study investigates the relationship between job stress, job satisfaction and health among Medical Laboratory Technicians in Tirunelveli city, Tamilnadu. The sample consists of 100 Medical Laboratory Technicians from 20 leading private hospitals and 10 Diagnostic centers at Tirunelveli city. Purposive sampling technique has been adopted. The study has ranked the various types of stressors including Medical Laboratory technicians’ specific stressors. Simple average, weighted average and chi square test have been used to analyze the data. Hypothesis has been framed and tested to find the association of demographic variables and stressors and job satisfaction. The results show that there is no significant relationship between sex and Medical Laboratory Technicians’ specific stressors. There is no a significant relationship between marital status and organization related stressors. There is a significant relationship between educational qualification and job satisfaction. Impact of stress on job satisfaction and health has been ranked. The study has ranked the coping style being followed by the Medical Laboratory Technicians. The study has given suitable suggestions to reduce the work stress and improve the job satisfaction and health.