A STUDY ON STRESS MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY GUARDS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT

Abstract

Stress refers to the strain from the conflict between our external environment and us, leading to emotional and physical pressure. In our fast paced world, it is impossible to live without stress. This study analyzed the stress level of security guards who are working in public and private sectors as employees. Randomly selected 100 samples from Trivandrum district and conducted descriptive cum diagnostic research to analyze the causes and outcomes of stress. This study has been found that 80% of security guards suffer from depression at their work place, 55% of security guards feels that they do not have time to enjoy their personal life, back pain and head ache are the major symptoms of stress, financial motivation is being a more preferred method to control the stress and subsequently changes in work load and spending time with family are to be best methods to control the stress among the security guards.