A STUDY OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS IN RELATION TO DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILY ENVIRONMENT

Large scale socioeconomic and technological changes in recent years along with increasing trends in restructuring and downsizing has continued in many organizations, resulting in an increase in subcontracting and outsourcing that have affected workplaces considerably. Stress in the workplace is a growing concern in the current state of the economy, where employees increasingly face conditions of overwork, job insecurity, low levels of job satisfaction and lack of autonomy, which is directly or indirectly affecting their home environment. The present study was undertaken to study occupational stress of employees from different careers in relation to locus and gender and its relationship with family environment. A representative sample of 108 employees from different careers based at Chandigarh and surrounding areas were taken using random sampling technique. The Occupational Stress Index by A.K. Srivastava & A.P. Singh and Family Environment Scale by Bhatia & Chadha were used as tool for the study. Mean, standard deviation, coefficient of correlation and t-test were computed to see the significant difference of occupational stress. The results of the study revealed significant difference of occupational stress in relation to demographic variables. The correlation analysis revealed positive correlation between occupational stress and family environment.