Open AccessSoftware Stress Assessment Test: A Preliminary Invstigation
Author(s) -
S Soujanya,
H. S. Ashok,
Sudha Bhogle
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
artha journal of social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-329X
DOI - 10.12724/ajss.1.8
Subject(s) - stress (linguistics) , occupational stress , reliability (semiconductor) , test (biology) , psychology , applied psychology , reliability engineering , clinical psychology , engineering , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
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.