STUDY ON THE JOB STRESS OF INDIAN MARINERS USING JOB DEMAND CONTROL MODEL

The study examines the influence of factors responsible for Seafarers’ occupational stress based on Karasek’s Job Demand-Control model. The job demand-control model is one of the most recognized models in occupational stress research. The occupational stress tradition focused on stressors at work, such as high workload, work pace, role conflict, and role ambiguity. Karasek’s job demand-control model has had a large influence on the job design and occupational stress, because it is quite practical and testable. In Karasek’s model, workplace stress is a function of how demanding a person’s job is and how much control the person has over their own responsibilities. The study had classified the Job Demand-Control attributes into five manageable factors by using Factor analysis. The stress incurred by the deck side seafarers and the engine side seafarers were then compared by testing the hypotheses.