Occupational Stress among Married Employees: A Study of Teachers and Doctors

Abstract

Occupational stress is one of the most serious problems that has worsen the physical as well as psychological health of employees especially married employees. The aim of conducting the study was to identify the differences in the level of occupational stress among married and single employees belonging to different professions i.e., doctors and teachers. Moreover, gender difference in occupational stress was also investigated. The data was collected through Workplace Stress Scale from doctors and teachers (N=160) of different organizations in which 80 were married and 80 unmarried. Analysis was done by using SPSS version 22. The results showed that married employees have higher occupational stress as compared to unmarried employees. Significant gender difference was found in the level of occupational stress with female scoring high as compared to male. As this study has revealed that there is high occupational stress among married employees, therefore this study recommended that married employees should equally divide their household responsibilities so that they will be free of any stress and efficiently perform their jobs