A Study On Impact Of Job Stress among Employees

Introduction - Stress
Stress: The human reaction to events in our environment
Han Selye defines stress as wear and tear on the body

STRESS!!!
Eustress: Good Stress
Provides sense of challenge Greater sense of purpose

STRESS !!!
Distress: Stress from bad sources
Difficult work environment Overwhelming sights and sounds Threat of personal injury

Short Term Physical Stress Symptoms

Cool skin Cold hands and feet Increased sweating Rapid breathing Faster heart rate Tense muscles Feelings of nausea Butterflies in your stomach

Long Term Physical Stress Symptoms

Insomnia Change in Appetite Sexual disorders Aches and pains Frequent colds Feelings of intense and long-term tiredness Prone to illness

BEHAVIORAL STRESS SYMPTOMS

Yawning Talking too fast Talking too loud Fiddling Twitching Nail biting Grinding teeth Drumming fingers Pacing Over reacting Emotional Defensive Irritable Irrational Defensive Hostile Critical Aggressive

BEHAVIOR STRESS SYMPTOMS

These symptoms will have a negative affect on your performance
By reducing your effectiveness Causing you to be forgetful You may make poor judgments Increasing your absenteeism

PERFORMANCE STRESS SYMPTOMS

You may not make good decisions Your fine motor skills are affected You may no longer enjoy your work Your attention span may be affected You may have more negative thoughts Your self confidence will suffer You may have difficulty concentrating All of your positive energy is consumed

HEALTHY LIVING
Rest:
Get a minimum of six hours of continuous rest

HEALTHY LIVING
Exercise:
At least twenty minutes, five times a week break a sweat, to release endorphins

HEALTHY LIVING
Talk things out with someone you trust a family member or a good friend

HEALTHY LIVING
Learn to manage your anger
Anger affects your health Anger causes you to over react to many situations

HEALTY LIVING
We get angry often because someone did not do what we thought they should
Rethink the situation and learn to be more flexible

HEALTHY LIVING
Take charge of your life.
Act appropriately dont simply react to stressful situations

Find balance in all that you do.

RESEARCH OBJCTIVES
To identify the factors that leads to stress. To learn how stress management helps to improve the performance. To identify the stress levels of an employee and guide them with necessary stress management techniques and practices. To study the measures to reduce stress. To rank the impact of stress among employees at work.

Scope of the Study

The study helps in providing guidance to the employees on how the stress can be reduced, so that they can work in the company with better effectiveness. The study also helps in managing the work life with personal life. The study covers the measures to reduce stress which will be helpful to the employees.

Limitations
The attitude of workers changes from time to time. Hence the result of the research may not be applicable in the long run. The result of the study would be varying according to the opinions of the employees. Due to time constraints a detailed study could not be done and the sample size has to be restricted to 50

Research Methodology
Based on both primary and secondary data. Total Population:450 Sampling Technique: Random sampling Sample Size: 50 Research Technique: Descriptive Research Data Collection: Questionnaire

Tools to be used
Correlation Regression Weighted Average Chi-square Percentage Analysis