Significance of Stress Management Program in Banking Sector

The modern world, which is said to be a world of achievement, is also a world of stress. One finds stress everywhere, whether it is within the family or business organization or any other social or economic activity. Occupational stress is now a major concern and will very likely to be in future. Although many people believe it is "chique" to be stressed, unmanaged stress is a contributor to many physical as well as emotional problems. It is therefore important for us to be able to manage our stress more effectively since we can't always prevent taxing events from happening so in the future. This study carries out to explores the effectiveness of stress management technique on reducing occupational stress among bank employees. Total 30 bank employees with higher stress from various private and government bank were taken as an sample. To determine their occupational stress Occupational Stress Index (OSI) was used. Occupational stress Index (Scale) by Srivastava was used to measure occupational stress of bank employees. pre and post single group design were employed to reach out the objectives of this study. Obtained data was analyzed by employing t test as per requirements. Employees stress in their occupation and gender was found significant. Stress management technique was found effective intervention to reduce occupational stress of bank employees.