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Job Satisfaction and Perceived Stress among Government and Private Sector Employees


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The study compared job satisfaction and perceived stress among government and private sector employees. The study also examined the relationship between job satisfaction and perceived stress among government and private sector employees. The study also investigated if there were any gender differences injob satisfaction and perceived stress among employees working in the government and private sectors. The sample consisted of 160 male and female employees, out of which 80 were from government sector and 80 from private sector. The samples were selected from 2 government organizations and 2 private organizations. The employees were administered the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (short-form) developed by Weiss, Dawis, England, and Lofquist (1967) and Perceived Stress Scale developed by (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983). Pearson correlation coefficient was used to investigate the relationship between Job satisfaction and Perceived stress. Independent samples t-test was used to examine gender differences and to compare job satisfaction and perceived stress among government and private sector employees. The analysis revealed that job satisfaction and perceived stress were significantly, negatively correlated. There was a significant difference injob satisfaction and perceived stress among employees working in government and private sector. The employees working in the government sector experienced more job satisfaction compared to the employees working in the private sector. The employees working in the private sector experienced greater perceived stress compared to the employees working in the government sector. No significant difference was seen injob satisfaction among male and female employees. But there was a significant difference in perceived stress among male and female employees. Female employees experienced more perceived stress than male employees. There was no significant difference found injob satisfaction among male and female employees working in the government sector. But there was a significant difference in perceived stress among male and female employees working in the government sector. Female employees experienced more perceived stress than male employees working in the government sector. There was no significant difference in job satisfaction and perceived stress among male and female employees working in the private sector.

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Job Satisfaction, Perceived Stress, Job Stress, Employees, Gender Differences.
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Authors

R. Anbarasi
Department of Psychology, JBAS College for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
J. P. Sharanya Nambisan
Department of Psychology, JBAS College for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Ayesha Arif Zinna
Department of Psychology, JBAS College for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


The study compared job satisfaction and perceived stress among government and private sector employees. The study also examined the relationship between job satisfaction and perceived stress among government and private sector employees. The study also investigated if there were any gender differences injob satisfaction and perceived stress among employees working in the government and private sectors. The sample consisted of 160 male and female employees, out of which 80 were from government sector and 80 from private sector. The samples were selected from 2 government organizations and 2 private organizations. The employees were administered the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (short-form) developed by Weiss, Dawis, England, and Lofquist (1967) and Perceived Stress Scale developed by (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983). Pearson correlation coefficient was used to investigate the relationship between Job satisfaction and Perceived stress. Independent samples t-test was used to examine gender differences and to compare job satisfaction and perceived stress among government and private sector employees. The analysis revealed that job satisfaction and perceived stress were significantly, negatively correlated. There was a significant difference injob satisfaction and perceived stress among employees working in government and private sector. The employees working in the government sector experienced more job satisfaction compared to the employees working in the private sector. The employees working in the private sector experienced greater perceived stress compared to the employees working in the government sector. No significant difference was seen injob satisfaction among male and female employees. But there was a significant difference in perceived stress among male and female employees. Female employees experienced more perceived stress than male employees. There was no significant difference found injob satisfaction among male and female employees working in the government sector. But there was a significant difference in perceived stress among male and female employees working in the government sector. Female employees experienced more perceived stress than male employees working in the government sector. There was no significant difference in job satisfaction and perceived stress among male and female employees working in the private sector.

Keywords


Job Satisfaction, Perceived Stress, Job Stress, Employees, Gender Differences.

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