Although there have been much research on job stress among the workers in public sectors, there is little research about individual solider’s stress, especially the influences of self esteem and social support on stress among active duty soldiers. T...
Although there have been much research on job stress among the workers in public sectors, there is little research about individual solider’s stress, especially the influences of self esteem and social support on stress among active duty soldiers. Thus, the primary purpose of this study is to examine the effects of individual solder’s self-esteem and social support on stress. In addition, the current study also investigates how workplace condition (forward units vs. rearguard units) affects the level of stress among active duty soldiers.
The study confirmed that there was no significant relationships between individual soldiers’ self-esteem and social support and stress. However, individual characteristics of soldiers such as rank and age have significant impacts on stress. That is, lower ranking and older soldiers reported the higher level of stress than their counterparts. Finally, findings were interpreted in relation to Korean military culture and possible points of intervention.