Occupational Stress In Construction Projects: The Case Of Ethiopian Electric Power
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study was carried out to examine the Ethiopian Electric Power construction project
professionals stress factors focusing on the source, impact on project professionals involved
and the coping mechanisms employed. To achieve this objective descriptive research design
was employed to assess the occupational stress factors. The study used questionnaires that
were adapted from previous research works. The quantitative data was analyzed through
SPSS version 20 software using statistical tools of frequency, percentage, mean score and
standard deviation. Based on the data collected from 78 construction project professionals
working under the transmission & substation construction unit of Ethiopian Electric Power;
task stressors resulting from work overload and role conflict, organizational stressors
resulting from the organizations structure and job autonomy, personal stressors resulting
from personality type and home-work conflict were outlined as the major sources of
occupational stress. The physical and behavioral consequences of work-related stress are
more prevalent. While problem focused and emotion focused coping strategies are used by
the construction project professionals. Based on the findings recommendations are
forwarded: the management of EEP needs to ensure workload fits with the construction
project professionals abilities, keep communication lines open so that workload problems can
be reported and clarifications can be made on possible role conflict issues, work closely with
the construction project professionals to produce realistic deadlines for tasks, offer its
construction project professionals more latitude in decision making on tasks they undertake,
discuss occupational stress factors with construction project professionals and provide ways
to mitigate them through stress management trainings.
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Occupational stress, construction project professionals, sources of occupational stress, consequences of occupational Stress, coping mechanisms