Nearly half of IT professionals cited communication as the top stressor

IT specialists named communication with colleagues as the main sources of stress (about 46.7% of respondents said so), strict deadlines (41.6%) and multitasking, unclear requirements (35%). This is stated in the results of a joint study of Sechenov University and Moscow State University, about which "Izvestia" on November 22, Psychologist's Day, was told by Maria Kiseleva, director of the Institute of Psychological and Social Work, professor of the Department of Pedagogy and Medical Psychology of Sechenov University.

"Despite the fact that frequent communication and tight deadlines lead to stress, it is precisely those with the highest well-being indicators who face them the most. This is because burnout is influenced not by the quantity but by the quality of communication, team relations and employees' ability to communicate," she explained.

According to the results of the study, the factors that affect professional well-being the most are such factors as demand in the profession (only 55% of participants in the group with low well-being and 90.3% in the "well-being" group can boast of it) and understanding of their prospects for development in the profession, career growth (44.8% vs. 67.7%).

"At the heart of many psychological problems of modern people is low self-esteem. A person does not believe in himself, is afraid that he will not cope, and at some point begins to feel like a small helpless child. This may be partly caused by upbringing, when parents, older relatives consider any mistake or misstep under a microscope, and something good is taken for granted. This principle was often adhered to by the older generation, afraid to praise the child," Kiseleva said.

Earlier, on November 20, "Izvestia" got acquainted with the results of the study of HR-holding Ventra, according to which the greatest shortage of companies are observed among developers (57.2%), information security specialists (38.5%), testing specialists (35%), business and product analysts (35%), as well as 1C specialists (31.4%). Among developers, backend specialists are most in demand (37.1%). Besides them, the deficit is noticeable among frontend developers (28.6%) and mobile development specialists (27.2%).