A Study on Occupational Stress and Job Involvement among Professionals serving Adults and Children with Special Needs.

Ms. AMALA DAISY A; Dr. A.TURIN MARTINA

Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2015

A Study on Occupational Stress and Job Involvement among Professionals serving Adults and Children with Special Needs.

Ms. Amala Daisy A, Dr. A. Turin Martina

Abstract :

A persons status in the workplace can also affect levels of stress. Stress when overwhelming causes distress, which paralyses health as well as performance of work. The professionals are in specific need to manage their stress and its impact on their profession, and ultimately their health. Moreover the different types of occupational and stressors for professionals who serve for children with disabilities are problems of workload, work overload, work under–load, occupational frustration. The investigator has adopted the survey method of research to study the presence of stress and job involvement among the professionals in various schools, institutions and hospitals who served as the sample of the study. The variables selected for the study were age, gender and their monthly income. The collected data has been statistically analyzed and presented with interpretations. Stress management techniques are essential for them, to increase their level of performance at work and job involvement.