A study on the Impact of Occupational Stress on Marital Satisfaction of Dual Career Families Working in the IT Sector in Bangalore

Abstract

This study explores the impact of occupational stress on marital satisfaction among the dual career families working in the IT sector, Bangalore. This study uses the cross-sectional design, with both quantitative and qualitative samples. Quantitative study has 300 legally married families (600 individuals), and qualitative study has 10 families (couples) as case studies. Snow ball techniques was used in collecting the data. Revised Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI-R) and ENRICH Marital Satisfaction (EMS) scales are used for collecting quantitative data, and self-prepared questionnaire for case study is used. Quantitative data is analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS 16.0) application. Thematic Analysis is used for analysing the case studies. newlineFindings of Occupational stress have shown that dual career families are going through various occupational stressors. There are three main sections in the occupational stress, they are, firstly, Occupational Roles, Personal Strain and thirdly, Personal Resources. Section one deals with the Occupational Roles, there are six sub scales or stressors are seen significant stressors, they are Role Overload (15.83 - Mild level) , Role Insufficiency (10.50 Mild level), Role Ambiguity (21.00 Mild level), Role Boundary (25.00 Mild level), Responsibility (18.17 Mild level) and Physical Environment (9.00 Mild level). Among these Physical Stressors, Role Boundary (3.33) and Physical Environment (9.08) are the significant stressors. Section two deals with Personal Strain or psychological Strain which has four stressors (subscales) that are present among the dual career families. They are Vocational (5.00 Mild level), Psychological (0.67 Mild level), Interpersonal (13.67 Mild level) and Physical Strains (20.83 Mild level). Among the four stressors, three are seen as the significant stressors in the findings, they are Vocational Strain (9.17), Psychological strain (9.17) and Interpersonal Strain (0.17). Third section is on Personal Resources