Role Stress And Preventive Management

Abstract

Role stress is the stress experienced by the persons because of their role (job) in the organization. They assume a role based on the expectation of the self and others at work place. The family members try to adjust their roles within the family and a change is being felt in their attitudes. The present study was an attempt to provide a preventive and positive approach to women experiencing stress at work and at home. Those who have the Social Support of their family and friends are able to cope better with stress. To find out the level of role stress and to identify key role stressors, the OSI inventory by A.K Srivastava was used. It was found that majority of women (40%) were under moderately low level of stress followed by 36% women who reported moderately high level of stress. Women experiencing very high or low stress are 12 % in each case. The key stressors which affect maximum number of women are Poor Peer Relations, Intrinsic Impoverishment and Under-participation.