Perceived stress, mental health, and job satisfaction among lawyers working in public versus private sector
Background: Lawyers are exposed to a multitude of stressors; hence, a high proportion of them experience mental health issues and dissatisfaction with their jobs. However, no data compare these parameters in private and public sector lawyers from India. Aim: To compare mental health status, perceive...
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| author | Nidhi Malhotra Shikha Tyagi Ekram Goyal Gurmeet Kaur Jagtar Singh Suprakash Chaudhury |
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| description | Background:
Lawyers are exposed to a multitude of stressors; hence, a high proportion of them experience mental health issues and dissatisfaction with their jobs. However, no data compare these parameters in private and public sector lawyers from India.
Aim:
To compare mental health status, perceived stress, and job satisfaction in public versus private sector lawyers.
Materials and Methods:
Thity participants, each from lawyers working in the public and private sectors in Chandigarh, were recruited and administered a sociodemographic scale, General Health Questionnaire 12, Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale, and Generic Job Satisfaction Scale.
Results:
73% and 60% of participants scored more than two on GHQ in the public and private sector groups, respectively. A significantly higher (90%) proportion of lawyers working in the public sector experienced high levels of stress when compared with lawyers working in the private sector (63%). A negative correlation between stress levels and job satisfaction was observed in both groups.
Conclusion:
Lawyers experience high levels of stress and mental health issues, with stress being more prevalent in public sector lawyers. There is a negative correlation between stress levels and job satisfaction in private and public sector lawyers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-67d70cbcb1be4bfdb28efeb2d984ef1d2025-08-20T03:40:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndustrial Psychiatry Journal0972-67480976-27952025-05-0134217918310.4103/ipj.ipj_496_24Perceived stress, mental health, and job satisfaction among lawyers working in public versus private sectorNidhi MalhotraShikha TyagiEkram GoyalGurmeet KaurJagtar SinghSuprakash ChaudhuryBackground: Lawyers are exposed to a multitude of stressors; hence, a high proportion of them experience mental health issues and dissatisfaction with their jobs. However, no data compare these parameters in private and public sector lawyers from India. Aim: To compare mental health status, perceived stress, and job satisfaction in public versus private sector lawyers. Materials and Methods: Thity participants, each from lawyers working in the public and private sectors in Chandigarh, were recruited and administered a sociodemographic scale, General Health Questionnaire 12, Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale, and Generic Job Satisfaction Scale. Results: 73% and 60% of participants scored more than two on GHQ in the public and private sector groups, respectively. A significantly higher (90%) proportion of lawyers working in the public sector experienced high levels of stress when compared with lawyers working in the private sector (63%). A negative correlation between stress levels and job satisfaction was observed in both groups. Conclusion: Lawyers experience high levels of stress and mental health issues, with stress being more prevalent in public sector lawyers. There is a negative correlation between stress levels and job satisfaction in private and public sector lawyers.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ipj.ipj_496_24job satisfactionlawyersmental healthstress |
| spellingShingle | Nidhi Malhotra Shikha Tyagi Ekram Goyal Gurmeet Kaur Jagtar Singh Suprakash Chaudhury Perceived stress, mental health, and job satisfaction among lawyers working in public versus private sector Industrial Psychiatry Journal job satisfaction lawyers mental health stress |
| title | Perceived stress, mental health, and job satisfaction among lawyers working in public versus private sector |
| title_full | Perceived stress, mental health, and job satisfaction among lawyers working in public versus private sector |
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