Abstract
The study set out to investigate the relationship between spirituality and stress on one hand; and also stress and job satisfaction on the other hand. The study used a non-experimental research design, over interviewing a total of 92 workers chosen according to convenience of ability to answer the questionnaire in Ugandan academic institutions of Kibuli Police Children School, Centre for Basic Research (CBR) located in Kololo of Kampala; two universities of Uganda Pentecostal University (UPU) in Fortportal and Kampala International University (KIU) main Campus in Kansanga. At CBR, I also administered questionnaires to participants of the seventeenth Intake who were undertaking a one monthâs course in June 2009. Spirituality, stress and job satisfaction were measured using five-point Likert scale. Data was analyzed using the Pearsonâs product moment correlation coefficient. The results indicated that while stress was not related to spirituality because spiritual people did not complain when overloaded with work increasing stress levels of the spiritual; stress was negatively linked to job satisfaction. Job satisfaction accounted for 14.3 % of stress in the work place. Further study is recommended using a bigger sample to establish the stress and spirituality relationship.
Highlights
Studies on relationship between spirituality, stress and job security in Uganda generally have been not gone beyond ‘stress’ on one hand; and concentrated on stress from war-effects (Sayer Josef, 2007)
The results indicated that while stress was not related to spirituality because spiritual people did not comp lain when overloaded with work increasing stress levels of the spiritual; stress was negatively linked to job satisfaction
Job satisfaction accounted for 14.3 % of stress in the work place
Summary
Studies on relationship between spirituality, stress and job security in Uganda generally have been not gone beyond ‘stress’ on one hand; and concentrated on stress (trauma) from war-effects (Sayer Josef, 2007). Carolyne M artha Nakisuyi : Spirituality, Job Satisfaction and Stress in Ugandan Academic Institutions an intimate relat ionship with God or taking him as one’s best friend. Their basis for this belief is that Jesus Christ came to free man fro m rituals, ru les and traditions enabling them to ‘walk in the spirit’ and maintain ing a one to one relationship with God as exp lained in the gospel of John 4:24 (Watchman Nee, 1999)
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