Povzetek

V sodobni družbi, kjer so edina stalnica nenehne spremembe in kjer se vsem vedno mudi, je človekov stalni spremljevalec stres. Čeprav je stres v osnovi pozitiven, saj pomaga človeku, da se prilagodi spremembam, postane hitro negativen, kadar je sprememb preveč in človeku ne uspe, da bi se jim prilagodil. Študija je osredotočena na proučevanje škodljivega stresa in vzrokov zanj na delovnem mestu računovodje v računovodskem servisu. To je zahtevno predvsem z vidika potrebnega znanja in doseganja rokov. Glavni izsledki raziskave med 85 računovodskimi delavci so trije. Čeprav slovenski računovodje kažejo vse simptome stresa, poklic računovodje ne sodi med zelo stresne. Drugič, raven stresa med računovodskimi delavci se značilno poviša v obdobju pripravljanja računovodskih izkazov glede na preostalo leto. In tretjič, glavni vzrok stresa je človekova osebnost.

Summary

In contemporary society characterized by constant change and everyday rush, stress has become our faithful companion. While in essence stress is positive as it helps people to adapt to change, it quickly becomes negative when changes are too many and an individual is incapable of adapting to change. The study herein explores negative stress (distress) and its antecedents in case of accountants in Slovenian accounting firms. The accounting profession is particularly challenging from two perspectives: the knowledge required and meeting the preset deadlines. The study is based on a survey of 85 accounting professionals and provides three main findings. First, while Slovenian accountants demonstrate all symptoms of stress, the accounting profession is not characterized as highly stressful. Second, the level of stress is significantly higher in the period of accounting statements preparation compared to the rest of the year. And third, the main cause of individual's stress is individual's personality.