Perceived effects of extrinsic incentive motivation on occupational stress of the doctors in hospital X

Abstract

The undergraduate study is entitled "Perceived Effects of Extrinsic Incentive Motivation on Occupational Stress of the Doctors in Hospital X” aimed to know the relationship of incentives to the occupational stress experienced by the doctors of Hospital X. Studies on these variables are relatively new fields of scientific inquiry, especially in the Philippines. Thus, this undergraduate research may additional scholarly reference for researchers working on the topics used as variables in this study. Its research design was quantitative, non experimental. During the data gathering phase, a two-part survey questionnaire was administered to a total of 109 doctors from Hospital X, a private hospital in Manila catering to class A and B patients. The first part of the questionnaire was about stress while the second tackled incentives. The study revealed through the first part of the questionnaire that majority of the doctors in hospital X experience the normal occupational stress level for their job. On the other hand, the data gathered from the second part of the questionnaire revealed that the doctors agree that incentives highly motivate them in their job. However, the study also found that there is no significant relationship between the variables studied in this research - incentives and occupational stress. The researcher recommends that for future researchers on the same topic, more time should be allotted for the data gathering phase since the doctors have minimal free time to completely answer the survey questionnaires. The results of the study may also be submitted to the hospital understudy to help them to effectively take care of their human capital. Lastly, replication studies may be done in other hospitals and may use other models on occupational stress and incentive motivation.