Levels of Psychological Capital and Job Stress among State Auditors in Davao Region, Philippines

State auditors play a vital role in enabling government agencies amidst demands from stakeholders. This study determined the level of psychological capital factors that influence the level of job stress among state auditors of the Commission on Audit in Davao Region, Philippines. Quantitative research design, specifically descriptive-correlational method, was employed. An adapted survey questionnaire was used to gather data from 182 state auditors. Most of the respondents were 22-34 years old, female, married, without dependents, board/bar passers, less than 10 years in service, Audit Team Members, assigned in Local Government sector, earned not more than PhP49,999 a month, and travelled less thanan hour to their workplace. Results revealed that respondents had very high degree of hope and resiliency; high degree of efficacy and optimism; moderately high degree of psychological demands; low degree of controlled decision latitude; and very low degree of social constraint in the workplace. There was a significant difference in the level of psychological capital when analyzed according to age, civil status, length of service, job title; and significant difference in the level of job stress when analyzed according to age. Psychological capital is negatively correlated with job stress. Optimism significantly predicts job stress among state auditors.