Table 1 Stressor code and sub-theme frequency grouped by four overarching themes
Stressors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work | 476 | Psychological | 139 | Lifestyle | 74 | Social connection | 36 |
Working with others | 230 | Suffering of others and inability to Help | 110 | Physical health and safety | 48 | Personal relationships | 36 |
Colleagues | 56 | Lack of impact | 29 | Security concerns | 31 | Separation from loved ones | 17 |
Managers | 45 | Lack of funding | 26 | Traumatic events | 8 | Loneliness | 14 |
Unrealistic expectations from others | 37 | Suffering of others | 22 | Health issues | 5 | Lack of intimacy | 5 |
Donors | 18 | Feeling powerless | 12 | Security restrictions | 4 | ||
Staff integrity and commitment | 17 | Gap between values and actions | 11 | Living conditions | 26 | ||
Staff capacity | 12 | Self-doubt | 10 | Access to personal resources | 10 | ||
Communication issues | 9 | Unfair systems | 29 | Difficult living conditions | 7 | ||
Recipients | 9 | Corruption | 9 | Relocations | 5 | ||
Managing others | 8 | Lack of recipient focus | 8 | Cultural differences | 4 | ||
Organisational politics | 8 | Aid system | 6 | ||||
Local government | 6 | Inequity | 6 | ||||
Local partners | 5 | ||||||
Organisational | 184 | ||||||
Workload | 59 | ||||||
Organisational structures and systems | 28 | ||||||
Bureaucracy | 25 | ||||||
Poor organisational support | 24 | ||||||
Deadlines and time shortage | 21 | ||||||
Large job roles | 6 | ||||||
Lack of recognition | 4 | ||||||
Poor work practices | 17 | ||||||
Work conditions | 62 | ||||||
Work-life balance | 28 | ||||||
Job security | 12 | ||||||
Low wages and financial insecurity | 10 | ||||||
Excessive travel | 7 | ||||||
Sexism | 5 | ||||||