Evaluation of occupational stress among software professionals and school teachers in Trivandrum.
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2014-07
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Abstract
Background: Occupational st res s has become a major and
costlierprobl em in modern life. Software profession and
teaching profession are two most discus sing professions of
the time.
Object ives: The study was conducted to evaluate the
professional l ife stres s level among software professionals
and school teachers in Trivandrum dis trict of Kerala, India
and to compare their stress level s.
Material and Methods: A cross sectional survey was carrie d
out among 504 software professionals and 504 s chool
teacher s using a closed ended Professional Life Stress
questionnaire which consists of 24 questions. Mann- Whitney
test and Chi-square test were used for the comparison.
Resul t s: Out of 504 software professional s and 504 school
teacher s, for 23% of software professionals and 85% of
school teacher s, stress was Not a Problem in their life. 71%
of software professional s and 15% of school teachers were in
Moderate Stress level. For 6% of software professionals
Stress was a Problem in their life.
Conclusion: Both software professional s and school teachers
were experiencing stress due to their occupation. The
software professionals were suffering higher stress than
school teachers.
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Occupation, School teachers, Software profession, Stress
Citation
Chaly PE, Anand SPJ, Reddy VCS, Nijesh JE, Srinidhi S. Evaluation of occupational stress among software professionals and school teachers in Trivandrum. International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2014 July; 3(2): 440-450.