Influence of interactional relationship on stress among women executives in software company in Chennai

Stress arises when a person is unable to meet the demands of the situation owing to his mental and/or physical incapacity. It also arises when the external environment is not conductive for a person to discharge his duties. Occupational stress and workplace health have become issues of great concern over the last decade, both internationally and nationally. Given the value of work in this society, the amount of time spent at work and the current changes that are affecting the nature of work, it is not surprising that work stress appears to be increasing. The weighted mean score indicates that stress related factors, need to hit targets and lack of regular breaks are always affecting the working life of women executives. The results indicate that women executives are always experiencing with headaches and backaches while they are rarely experiencing palpitations or rapid heartbeat and they have often diabetic problems. It is clear that they are always eating compulsively or too fast and don't sleep properly and they are sometimes not getting the sense of accomplishment and blood over incidents.