BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Occupational Health and Safety
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1563563
This article is part of the Research TopicWorld Mental Health Day: Mental Health in the WorkplaceView all 35 articles
Fatigue and Lack of Vigors as a Frequent Work Stress among Financial Workers in Indonesia
Provisionally accepted
Rofikoh Rokhim1
Bagus Takwin1
Ray Wagiu Basrowi1*
Dewi S Soemarko1Andre Rahadian2Maria Ekowati3Kristin Samah3Nila Djuwita F Moeloek1- 1University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
- 2Denton Law Form, Jakarta, Indonesia
- 3Kaukus Masyarakat Peduli Kesehatan Jiwa, Jakarta, Indonesia
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This study examines work stress in the Indonesian financial sector by analyzing the prevalence of negative vigor, work fatigue, and the imbalance between work and personal life. Using a crosssectional survey design, data were collected from employees across various financial institutions.Bivariate analysis revealed significant associations between work stress and key risk factors, with over 20% of employees reporting loss of work spirit (negative vigor) and fatigue. The results showed that younger employees (under 40 years old) are 2.5 times more likely to experience fatigue compared to older workers. Additionally, staff-level employees exhibited higher incidences of fatigue and vigor loss. The analysis also found a significant link between poor work-life balance and elevated stress levels, highlighting the lack of boundaries between personal and professional life as a key contributor to stress. These findings mirror global trends in the financial sector, where vigor loss and fatigue are significant factors in job dissatisfaction and productivity loss. The study underscores the need for targeted interventions including flexible work arrangements, mentorship programs for younger employees, regular workload assessments, stress management training, and the implementation of clear work-hour boundaries. Financial institutions should also consider establishing employee assistance programs that provide confidential counseling services and developing leadership training focused on recognizing and addressing early signs of employee burnout. These evidence-based approaches can help mitigate work stress and improve employee well-being in Indonesia's rapidly evolving financial sector.
Keywords: work stress, Financial sector, Negative Vigor, Fatigue, work-life balance, Employee well-being
Received: 11 Feb 2025; Accepted: 29 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Rokhim, Takwin, Basrowi, Soemarko, Rahadian, Ekowati, Samah and Moeloek. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Ray Wagiu Basrowi, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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