The Relationship of Job Stress with Mental Health and Organizational Commitment in Ilam Province Public Libraries Employees

Whether employees have control over job stress, their mental health, and organizational commitment will increase. One of the main factors for measuring the superiority of one organization to another one is its employees. Commitment and the mental health of employees increase job performance, productivity, and effectiveness of the organization. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of job stress with mental health and organizational commitment in employees of Ilam province public librarians.
The present research was a descriptive correlational study that was conducted by a survey method. The statistical population of this study included 123 employees of Ilam province public librarians. Mayer and Allen’s Organizational Commitment (1990), Goldberg’ General Health (1972), and Cooper et al.’ Job Stress (1988) Qquestionnaires were used for data gathering. The reliability of all questionnaires was calculated through Cronbach's alpha. Sstructural equation modeling in Lisrel software was used for data analysis.
 
 Results showed that, there was no significant relationship between job stress and mental health. The relationship of job stress and organizational commitment was negative and significant.
 
Results showed that job stress decreases organizational commitment, therefore, libraries managers should pay attention to this issue, and  should try to reduce the job stress of the workplace.