Relation of Job Stress and Performance in Child Therapists: Case of a Psychological Well-being Company in Trujillo, Peru, 2024 (#1456)

Authors

Silva-Muñoz, Celia

Mercado-Fuentes, Alicia

Jimenez-Muñoz, Viviana

Bernaola-Lujan, Jane

Arrelucea-Chamochumbi, Alem

Izquierdo-Marin, Marco

Rojas Villacorta, Walter

Abstract

This study addresses the impact of occupational stress on the work performance of child therapists, highlighting its link to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which promote healthy living and holistic well-being. The research was developed in a private institution in Trujillo in 2024. It was basic, with a quantitative approach and a non-experimental-correlational design, involving 41 child therapists (100% women, mean age: 25.9 ± 1.61 years). Validated questionnaires, such as the ILO-WHO Work Stress Scale and the Work Performance Questionnaire, were used to assess the variables. The results showed that all therapists had an intermediate level of stress (n=41; 100%) and low work performance (n=41; 100%). Spearman's Rho test found a positive mean correlation between stress and job performance (rho=0.340; sig.=0.030). The technology dimension had the most significant relationship with performance (rho=0.371; sig.=0.017). The research concludes that although occupational stress does not reach extreme levels, it does affect therapists' work performance, which in turn affects the quality of care provided to children. From the perspective of organizational sustainability, it is essential to implement strategies to improve the well-being of child therapists, as the well-being of human capital is essential to ensure quality services and to work in a safe environment, which promotes better performance and productivity, as well as healthy societies, which is in line with SDG 3 and SDG 8.