Sources of Stress (SET B tips)

Potential Sources of Stress

pls remember "ROTI SOE"


Role Demands- relate to role in job, people experience role overload when they are expected to do more than time permits.

Organisational Factors- Pressure to avoid errors, work overload, demanding & insensitive bosses

Task Demands- related to a person's job like working condition

Individual Factors- factors in employee personal life such as family issue, personal economic factors

Stressors are additive- One stress may not be harmful. It is total sum of "opportunity stress", "constraint stress" and "demand stress" impact on individuals.

Organisational Structures- Excessive rules can lead to stress. E.g. define the level of differentiation in organisation, rules and procedures

Environmental Factors- economic uncertainties, political instability and fast technological improvement factors can induce stress.