JOB STRESS AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG THE MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Abstract

Stress is a phenomenon that we are familiar with. Reports, articles and news stories bombard us with news about the increased stress in our daily life and warn us of the dangers of long-term stress. The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between stress and job satisfaction among the managerial personnel of textile industry. A convenience sample consisting of 75 managers working in Textile industry participated in the study. Structured questionnaires were used to assess the level of stress and job satisfaction. The collected data was analysed with Mean, Standard Deviation, Correlation, regression and ANOVA tests. There was a significant difference in the level of stress among the respondents of different age, income and experience groups. There was a significant difference in the level of job satisfaction among the respondents of different income and experience groups. There was a significant negative correlation between stress and job satisfaction among the managerial personnel of textile industry. Approximately sixty four per cent of the variance of job satisfaction was explained by stress.