Prevalence of Stress Among Software Professionals in Hyderabad, Telangana State, India

Abstract

Background: In IT sector, factors leading to work stress and its impact on employee performance is an important factor. The factors leading to work stress and its impact on employee performance is vital for any organization to ensure its success and smooth functioning. Various studies have been done in the field of Information Technology, regarding the factors leading to work stress and its impact on employee performance. The Aim of this research mainly focuses to find out the relationship between job satisfaction of employees and how it contributes factors leading to work stress and its impact on employee performance from the target people working in an IT Company within the state of Telangana. This is a cross-sectional study involving employees from Information Technology Sector in Hyderabad, Telangana State, India. Using a structured and validated questionnaire, data were collected from 51 employees and the data was tabulated in proper format for further statistical analysis using Cronbach's alpha analysis was performed to assess the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Using the stress score as a guideline as per ISMA questionnaire, the study participants were divided into 3 groups depending upon the severity of stress as mild, moderate and severe respectively. The goals of my thesis research were to identify the prevalence of stress among the participants in this study and also to segregate them into different groups of mild, moderate or severely stressed groups based with reference to International Stress Management Questionnaire (ISMA Questionnaire). The net result also shows that more than 50% of the study group is in group 2 where they are more prone for stress showing the impact of stress on working process. To conclude, Stress awareness programs to be conducted frequently in the office for all working professionals. As a professional every individual must have knowledge about how to overcome stress at every stage of his/her life.