ABSTRACT
The present study examined the nature of the construct of time urgency in a sample of 108 full-time nurses and 116 physicians. Time urgency was found to decompose into two separate and interpretable factors. The first factor was interpreted as the Strategic Time factor of time usage, and the second factor was interpreted as the Obsession Time factor of time usage. For both samples of nurses and physicians, the Strategic Time factor was positively related to job satisfaction and negatively related to the job stressors of interpersonal conflict and situational constraints. The Obsession Time factor was positively related to interpersonal conflict and negatively related to job satisfaction. There were significant differences in stressors reported between the two professions. For both samples, age was positively related to the Obsession Time factor of time usage. Results are discussed in the light of past research and future implications for stress research in organizational settings.
