Factor Analysis and Principal Component Analysis Concerning to Occupational Stress among Executive Officers of Nepal

The purpose of this paper was to extend the existing body of knowledge on the occupational stress index among executive officers into the context of governmental and non-governmental organizations of Nepal, as limited research has been conducted with respect to this field in Nepal. A conceptual framework was developed to study the occupational stress index among executive officers in the governmental and nongovernmental sectors in Nepal. Occupational stress index questionnaire was used to collect data. The overall response rate from the employees of governmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations were encouraging. The statistical approaches used and analysis done brought out many finer aspects and the realistic picture of the stress felt by the employees. The stressors, the different types of stress and its role, the effects on the individual and the organization, the natural effect, the possible stresses including the stressors have a direct bearing on executive officers have been investigated through this battery of statistical methods attempted by Factor analysis. The study also has revealed association of some of the stressors as independent variables and one of them being considered as a dependent variable.