Volume : X, Issue : V, May - 2020

A study of occupational stress among professionals

Dr. Rajul Mallik

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“Feeling stressed,” is the refrain people often hear from professionals. The study attempts to find out the level of occupational stress among people in different professions. The study adopted quantitative method. A survey of professionals from all across Ahmedabad city was conducted over a period of one month, using Occupational Stress Index. The inventory has 12 sub–scales (occupational stressors). The samples (150) were drawn from five professions: Anganwadi Worker, Traffic Police, Bank Clerk, Primary School Teacher and Nurse. Their work experience ranged from two years to ten. Result shows that the level of occupational stress was high on all sub–scales for Anganwadi Workers and Primary School Teachers. The level of stress for Traffic Police, Bank Clerk and Nurse, too, was mostly high. On some sub–scales they reported low or moderate stress level. Of the five occupations, the two that involves teaching, especially young ones, showed high level of occupational stress.

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Article: Download PDF    DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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A STUDY OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG PROFESSIONALS, Dr. Rajul Mallik INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-5 | May-2020


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