The influence of occupational stress on construction professionals

Study of the causes and effects of stress upon two groups of construction professionals; a sample of architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and construction managers currently working in the industry and a sample of people with similar backgrounds who are now engaged in full-time lecturing in construction in universities. The majority of the respondents were happy in their work but experienced considerable stress as a result of working practices, contractual arrangements and the demands of projects and their clients. Educationalists still retained their identity as 'construction lecturers' rather than as 'academic staff', and to some extent felt themselves to have the best of both worlds - the interest and variety of construction coupled with the satisfaction of acquiring and imparting knowledge and skills, as well as job security of 'academic tenure'.