4.4. Perceived Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Self-Efficacy
Although a significant decrease in perceived stress was only seen at the one-month follow-up timepoint, the maintenance of these scores over the other timepoints provides support for these program themes as skill sets that can safeguard the effects of ongoing stressors. The instrument used to measure stress assesses perceived states of stress, which can easily be affected by circumstances changing regularly in one’s work and home environments [There is a negative association between job stress and job satisfaction [