EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ACADEMIC WORK-RELATED STRESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF NURSING LECTURERS WITH PRINCIPALS OF NURSING COLLEGES IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of the Nursing College’s Principals role with the nursing lecturers of work-related stress and quality of life among Nursing Institutes in Pakistan. Participants included Nursing Instructors (NIs) (N= 94) in Punjab, Pakistan recruited from twenty (20) private nursing Institutes.

Method:  An ex post facto design was used to test the hypotheses of this study; independent t-tests compared Senior NI’s and Junior NI’s responses on survey tools measuring work-related stress and quality of life. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the interrelationships among these variables. NIs (N=94) completed five survey instruments, including a researcher developed demographic form.

Results: The results of the study explored work- related stress did not show any statistical difference between the twenty nursing institutes. Moreover, academic work-related stress and quality of life did not show a difference in the twenty colleges, when total scores were analyzed. However, Standard multiple regression showed a significant relationship existed between Senior and Junior Nursing Instructors, work related stress and quality of life. This research is the first study to explore the Nursing Principal’s role in relation to these variables.