Occupational Stress among Pandyan Grama Bank Employees in Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the occupational stress among pandyan grama bank employees in Virudhunager District. The sample for the study consisted of 165 of the respondents. While 10 fell under senior manager III grade, 35 came under senior manager II grade, 90 were of officer I grade and the remaining 30 fell under the clerical grade. The study objectives are to measure the level of stress among the employees of Pandyan Grama Bank in Virudhunager District, to analyze the causal factors of stress among the employees, to study the consequences of stress of employees. The following statistical tools are used for the analysis of research data. Percentage analysis, Chi-square test, Rank order rating scale, Garett Ranking Method, Mean Score Analysis-Likert 5 point scale and ANOVA. The research design chosen is descriptive as the study reveals the existing facts. Descriptive research is the study which describes the characteristics of a particular individual or a group. The present study reveals that stress in work setting stems from different sources such as individuals, group, organizational, and environmental. Though the precise impact of stress is difficult to predict, it adversely affects the physiological, psychological and behavioural aspects of employees experiencing to it. Effects of stress vary from employee to employee depending on their resilience capacity, perception of stimuli, prior experience to it, and complexity of task to be performed. The study suggests that stress can be managed at both the individual level and the organizational level. Individual approaches to manage stress include exercise, behavioral control, proper diet, meditation, relaxation and the like.