Background: As psychological stressors are social and physical environment
circumstance that challenges the adaptive capabilities and resources of people .job life is one of
the important parts of our daily lives which cause a great deal with stress. As jobs occupy an
important part of workers' life, job satisfaction constitutes a key component of life satisfaction
and individual well-being in general. The aim of the study was to assess psychological stressors
and job satisfaction among employees in Ain shams university. Research design: A descriptive
exploratory design was used; Subjects; it was conducted on 750 employees from faculty of
nursing and faculty of commerce –Ain Shams university. Data were collected using : Socio
demographic interviewing sheet, job stress scale, job statisfaction scale. The results showed
that, near three quarter of the employees under study were female and at university level of
education, more than two fifth of them had severe level of job stress and the main source of their
work stress founded from low salary, work over load and lack of proper appreciation from
supervisors. It concluded : more than two third of studied subject had dissatisfaction with their
job, and there was a highly statistical significant relation founded between total job satisfacton
and psychological stressors among empolyees understudy. Recommendations: Establish a
psychoeducational programme for employees to enhance their stress bearing capacity and
improve their job performance.