Asian Americans’ perceived work-related stress: Impacts on job satisfaction and retention

Abstract

Employees’ work-related stress is detrimental to organizational productivity and morale. Among Asian Americans, health disparities are present not only for lower socioeconomic classes but also for the middle class. Stress symptoms are less reported and the least treated among this population. This alarming phenomenon deserves immediate attention, to help Asian Americans maintain a healthy work-life balance. Nineteen Asian American professionals in various organizational roles share about their perceptions of organizational culture and work-related stress, their organizational identities and perceived stress and generational differences among Asian American professionals regarding job satisfaction, organizational identity, and enculturation.