Stress is defined re-expressing of an event accompanied by symptoms of increased arousal and by evidence of stimuli associated by trauma, this affects the job performance. Occupational stress is defined as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, responses or need of the worker. Work place stress or job stress means any characteristic of the job environment that poses a threat to the individual, either excessive demands or insufficient supplies to meet the need and lead to a rising tension in a person. Nurse’s working environment include an enclosed atmosphere, time pressures, excessive noise or undue quiet, sudden swings of from intense to mundane tasks, no second chance, unpleasant sights and sounds, and long standing hours. Night work can even be more negative impact for female nurses who also have family responsibilities such as pregnancy and child rearing. Thus, they undergo tremendous stress in their occupational life as well as their personal life. Title of the study “A comparative study to assess the occupational stress level among married and unmarried female nurses working in selected hospitals at Udaipur” objective of the study To assess the level of occupational stress among married & unmarried female nurses working in selected hospitals. To compare the level of occupational stress of married female nurses with unmarried female nurses working in selected hospitals. To associate the level of occupational stress of married and unmarried female nurses with selected demographic variables. Hypotheses H1: There will be significant difference on level of occupational stress among married and unmarried female nurses. H2: There will be significant association between levels of occupational stress of married staff nurses with selected demographic variables. H3: There will be significant association between levels of occupational stress of unmarried female nurses with selected demographic variables. Methods The data was generated by using structured questionnaire. Non probability purposive sampling was adopted to select 80 samples (40 married female staff nurse & 40 unmarried female staff nurse). The data was obtained from the study subjects were analyzed and interpreted in terms of the objectives and hypothesis of the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the data analysis and the P value set at 0.05 levels. Result revealed that In the present study it was found that the level of knowledge among respondents regarding occupational stress was assessed among the 40 subject of married female staff nurses in which 22 (55%) had very severe stress, 17 (42.5%) had severe stress & 01 (2.5%) of the subjects had moderate stress and among 40 subject of unmarried female staff nurses 19 (47.5%) subjects had very severe stress as well as severe stress & 02 (5%) of the subjects had moderate stress. The independent ‘t’ test was used to find out the difference of occupational stress among married and unmarried female staff nurses. The mean score of married female staff nurses was 110.57 and SD was 9.00 and the mean score of unmarried female staff nurses was 103.12 and SD 10.99 was found. The observed independent ‘t’ test value was 3.14. This calculated value was greater than the table value (1.98) with df (78) at 0.05 level of significance, which showed that it was highly significant. So the researcher accepted the research hypothesis and concluded that there was a significant difference occupational stress among married & unmarried female staff nurses. This study revealed that there was a significant association between married female staff nurses and selected demographic variables such as professional qualification, In which type of setting you often work & place of stay. There was also association between unmarried female staff nurses and selected demographic variables such as professional qualification, years of experience, & In which type of setting you often work. Hence research hypothesis is accepted.
arousal, stimuli, trauma, emotional
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