Software Stress Assessment Test: A Preliminary Investigation

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Title

Software Stress Assessment Test: A Preliminary Investigation

Description

Though research on stress has been on the increase in recent years, occupational stress literature is based, to a large extent, on individual perception rather than substantiated fact. The present study was undertaken with the objective of developing a stress assessment test for the software professional. The test consists of 57 items covering four factors namely, job-related, organisational, personal and behavioural. The test was administered to 33 software specialists from a software firm in Bangalore. Based on the data, percentile norms were established. The scale was subjected to reliability test. The split half reliability is 0.816**. Work is currently on in the area and further research is required in this direction. Individual moves into a state of exhaustion, from which tissue breakdown and even death can result. In other words, continued stress can lead to bodily damage. The body manifests the stress reaction by a rise in blood pressure, increased adrenaline, changed heartbeat, more RBCs, slower digestion, and so on. However, Selye argued that a moderate amount of stress could be a positive experience while too little stress could be negative.

Creator

Soujanya, S
Ashok, H S
Sudha, Bhogle

Source

Artha Journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2002): Artha Journal of Social Sciences; 84-91
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0975-329X

Publisher

Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore

Date

2021-08-31

Rights

Copyright (c) 2016 Artha - Journal of Social Sciences
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

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Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article

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Citation

S Soujanya, H Ashok S and Bhogle Sudha, Software Stress Assessment Test: A Preliminary Investigation, Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 2021, accessed November 7, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/150

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