Occupational Stress: A Comparative Study between Rural and Urban Bhatra Tribe in Bastar District

Abstract

Maslow (1968) have stated that work does not only fulfill basic needs for security, food or shelter, but also provides a means by which higher level needs, such as need for competence, meaning and social engagement are met while stress is a term that is widely used in everyday life and most people have some idea of its meaning. Thus, work related stress is recognised globally as a major challenge to workers’ health, and the health of an organisation. By above background a hypothesis is developed for the study that work related stress is more prevalent in urban area as compare to rural area in same ethnic group. The main objectives of the study are to determine the scale of perceived stress and its effects at work and to determine difference between urban habitant and rural habitant of Bhatra tribe and also to identify stress management resorts regarding health care and performance efficiency which were related to study of stress at work. A comparative, qualitative in depth interview investigation was carried out in early 2015. The sample was selected in two criteria from urban and rural areas and comparisons were also made between same ethnic groups in different habitat. To justify the data, 4 and 5 point scales are developed to measures and account the prevalent occupational status, stress related symptoms, habit, choice of individual level stress management and expected measures, their implementation rate in working place. For objective, rural village Niyanar and urban impact area Asana, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh were selected.The findings of the study supports that there are significantly differences between the mental and physical health of rural and urban Bhatra tribe by occupational stress. Apart from that majority of the respondents of Bhatra workers from rural and urban areas, manage their stress by traditional folk dance and music because cultural or ethnic identity describes a process and outcome for a person’s sense of ‘who they are’ and ‘how they might be perceived’ by others in their living and working environment.It can be concluded that transition from traditional occupation to trend modern occupation, job insecurity, lack of satisfaction from work creating bad health and mental stress among simple Bhatra tribe.