Investigating Stress and Employee Performance in Traffic Police

Abstract

Stress is an important contributor in the overall performance of the employees, having both positive as well as negative effects. High stress creates low performance in the employees where as low to moderate stress enhances the performances. The law enforcement agencies are considered to be highly stressful organizations around the world. They are under tremendous pressure from the governments as well as from the general public to perform their best. The present study is conducted on the traffic police wardens. The results indicate that the presence of stress among the traffic wardens have a positive effect on their performance. When coping mechanisms acting as moderator is introduced the effects of stress reduces considerably. The study also suggests future directions as well as recommendations.