Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Irbha Magotra
Author-Name-First: Irbha 
Author-Name-Last: Magotra
Author-Email: imagotra0910@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Fairfield institute of management and Technology, New Delhi, India
Title: Tracing stress symptoms: an empirical study of manufacturing industry
Abstract: The present study aimed to get an insight into the kind of symptoms of work stress experienced by employees in middle level management of the manufacturing industry. A sample of 103 middle level employees from manufacturing organizations of Jammu region (India) has been utilized in the study. The results uncover eleven indicators of stress, namely, paranoid behaviour, physical reactions, personal habits, lack of quality sleep, emotional volatility, receptive instability, sleep turmoil, fatigue syndrome, emotional detachment, diet and anxiety indicators and work syndrome. The study suggested that these indicators can be used as screening kit for the purpose of identification of stress among the employees whose overlook can push the employees towards the trench of stress.
Classification-JEL: I30, J81, M10
Keywords: stress, symptoms, factor analysis, manufacturing
Journal: Journal of Human Resource Management
Pages: 44-55
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Year: 2016
File-URL: http://www.jhrm.eu/2016/12/44-tracing-stress-symptoms-an-empirical-study-of-manufacturing-industry/
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:cub:journl:v:19:y:2016:i:2:p:44-55