Older adults are the most vulnerable group in the labor market, given their physical and functional health risks. Moreover, they are also at a greater risk of psychological factors like work stress due to risk of age, ageism and social well-being. Given these challenges and the growing proportion of older adults in the developing world, this paper studies the theoretical connotation between work stress and health related wellbeing outcomes among working elderly in India. Using BKPAI survey this study adopts multiple modeling approach (descriptive analysis, one-way analysis of variance, and a logit regression model) to test the association between work stress and wellbeing and understand this theoretical connotation in elderly labor market. Our results confirm that work stress is found to be significantly associated with socio-economic and health risks like income, gender, education, morbidity, disability, and socio-psychological barriers among working older adults. Females are likely to have more risk for work stress [OR, 1.72; (95% CI 2.89–2.91)] than males. Similarly, more affluent groups (wealthiest) are less likely to have any work stress [OR, 0.38; (95% CI-0.25–0.58)]. Older adults with multi-morbidity are at greater odds of having work stress [OR 2.26; (95% CI-1.74–2.94)]. Work stress is a common issue that enhances at higher ages due to the work, health, and socio-economic vulnerability of older adults. The study finds a significant impact of these factors on work stress and therefore argues for a comprehensive policy approach to address the psychological health risk of the working older adults in the labor market.
Occupational stress is a much-considered issue that leads to burnout, affecting employees' job performance and satisfaction. Emotional intelligence, in this regard, has become of paramount importance in recent times, especially in the field of psychological research to combat occupational stress. This study explores the relationship between emotional intelligence and occupational stress and its outcome on employees' job satisfaction. 353 doctors working in private hospitals Bengaluru region of Karnataka, India, were administered the designed questionnaire. The study's outcome was in the expected direction showing a negative correlation between emotional intelligence (EI) and stress in the workplace. Finally, the relationship between EI, work stress, and various demographic variables such as age, gender, and educational qualification was investigated, and the results are discussed in the organizational frame.
This chapter purports to identify the various factors contributing to occupational stress in today's business scenario and analyses how occupational stress influences employees' job performance. The keywords were antecedents of anxiety, stress outcomes, factors leading to stress, stress management, and job satisfaction for the literature search. The study drew from a range of published sources, both quantitative and qualitative, for framing the conceptual review. The investigation indicates that job stress results from various adverse situations, such as role ambiguity, non-participative management, intrinsic impoverishment, poor working environment, and lack of opportunity for growth and advancement at the workplace. More precisely, this chapter explores occupational stress's dynamic conditions and understands various stressors leading to such stress. The study further attempts to map the outcomes or consequences on employee's overall performance through a theoretical model. The model, however, needs empirical investigation to substantiate the proposed relationships.
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