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Moderating Role of Locus of Control on Organisational Role Stress-Psychological Well-Being Relationship: A Study on Indian Middle Level Managers


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1 Amity University, Noida, Sector 125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201313, India
2 Amity University, Noida, Sector 125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201313, India
3 Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, A-32A, Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201309, India
     

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The present study intends to study the relationship between Organisation Role Stress and Psychological Well Being of employees. It further attempts to study the moderating impact of Locus of Control on Organisational Role Stress and Psychological Well Being relationship. The study consisted of 210 middle level managers belonging to public and private sector organisations of Delhi/NCR region. Statistical tools like descriptive statistics, correlation and regression were used to test the hypothesized model. A negative and significant association was found between Organisational Role Stress and Psychological Well Being. Locus of Control significantly moderated the ORS and PWB relationship.

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Locus of Control, Organisational Role Stress, Psychological Well Being, India, Middle Level Managers.
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Authors

Vartika Kapoor
Amity University, Noida, Sector 125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201313, India
Jaya Yadav
Amity University, Noida, Sector 125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201313, India
Shalini Srivastava
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, A-32A, Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201309, India

Abstract


The present study intends to study the relationship between Organisation Role Stress and Psychological Well Being of employees. It further attempts to study the moderating impact of Locus of Control on Organisational Role Stress and Psychological Well Being relationship. The study consisted of 210 middle level managers belonging to public and private sector organisations of Delhi/NCR region. Statistical tools like descriptive statistics, correlation and regression were used to test the hypothesized model. A negative and significant association was found between Organisational Role Stress and Psychological Well Being. Locus of Control significantly moderated the ORS and PWB relationship.

Keywords


Locus of Control, Organisational Role Stress, Psychological Well Being, India, Middle Level Managers.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22552/jijmr%2F2018%2Fv4%2Fi2%2F177072