This study reports the results on the association among occupational
stress factors and employee performance at workplace using a survey
of 756 employees of agricultural research sector in Hyderabad Metro,
India. The seven independent occupational stress causing factors shift
work, working hours, high on job demand, lack of job control, social
support, job insecurity, lack of salary rewards and the dependent
variable employee performance measured. The data collected using
the structured self-reported and undisguised questionnaire on
agricultural research sector employees working in and around
Hyderabad Metro. Using the questionnaire data was collected on
general characteristics, health related issues using dichotomous
variables and job characteristics – that is occupational stress factors
using statements measured on a 5-point likert type scale. The chisquare
test and multivariate logistic regression analysis were applied to
measure to observe if any statistically significant association among
the seven occupational stress factors and employee performance. The
reliability of the scale used for the study and internal consistencies of
the study instrument were measured using the reliability statistic
Cronbach’s alpha (C-Alpha). The overall C-Alpha value for the
measured at Men 0.83 and for women 0.79 and for all eight factors the
C-alpha values ranged from 0.67 to 0.83 for Men and from 0.64 to 0.86
for Women. The results suggested that there was a statistically
significant association between occupational stress factors like
working hours/week (51-60 hrs, OR=1.41, 95% CI 1.09-1.71, p<0.01;
>60 hrs/week, OR=1.94, 95% CI 1.65-2.44, p<0.01), job insecurity
(OR=3.42, 95% CI 2.86-6.83, p<0.01 and social support (OR=4.42,
95% CI, 2.76-6.74, p<0.01)) effecting the performance. There are no
significant differences were observed on odd rations in adjusted
model
