Volume : 1, Issue : 6, November - 2012

Effects of Stress and their Influence on Job Satisfation of Women Employees in it Sector

Sathyapriya. J, Dr. P. Amuthalakshmi

Abstract :

The analysis indicates that the majority of women employees belong to the age group of 26–30 years and more than one third of the women employees are B.E.(IT) graduates. The results show that about two–third of women employees belong to the monthly income group of Rs. 25001– 30000 and the majority of women employees are married and about more than one–third of women employees have the total experience of 2–4 years followed by less than two years (29.33 per cent), 4–6 years (25.00 per cent) and more than six years (6.67 per cent). The results indicates about 58.66 per cent of women employees are facing high level of organisational stress followed by very high( 21.67 per cent) and medium level(19.67 per cent) and there is a significant difference between the organisational stress levels among the women employees in IT sector. The factor analysis for effects of stress on women employees reveal that there are seven independent groups of dimensions are extracted that account for a total of 70.49 per cent of variations and these factors are grouped in to disturbance, difficulties, sadness, concentration, treatment, interest and tension. The multiple regression analysis show that disturbance, difficulties and sadness are statistically significant at one per cent of level and these factors are negatively influencing the job satisfaction of women employees. The tension is also statistically significant at five per cent of level and it is negatively influencing the job satisfaction of women employees. But, the treatment is statistically significant at one per cent of level and it is positively influencing the job satisfaction of women employees.