the two domains. The results suggest that the relationship between emotional exhaustion and dysfunctional coping mechanisms occurs within an immediate time frame, suggesting that a reduction in stress in either area will be felt immediately in the other.
The accounting profession has been seen as one with high stress because of long work schedules, harassing deadlines, and a general state of overwork, and this field has been studied by a number of researchers to ascertain the level of stress and its consequences. The high stress accounting environment often combines with generic sources of stress, or sources operative in most business environments, such as office politics, formal and informal hierarchies, and a lack of knowledge concerning the expectations of the employer. All of this can create a negative experience for the accountant. Among the consequences of stress are absenteeism, job turnover, the inability to make sound decisions, coronary heart disease, lower productivity
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