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CHAPTER – II

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

2.1 INTRODUCTION

Review of literature paves way for a clear understanding of the areas

of research already undertaken and throws a light on the potential areas

which are yet to be covered. Keeping this view in mind, an attempt has been

made to make a brief survey of the work undertaken on the field of

occupational stress.

This chapter deals with the review of literature concerned with the

subject of this study. Many studies have been conducted. It highlights the

occupational stress from different angles.The review of some of the

important studies are presented below.

Amir Shani and Abraham Pizam7 in their article “Work-Related

Depression among Hotel Employees” conducted a study on the depression

of work among hotel employees in Central Florida. They have confirmed the

incidence of depression among workers in the hospitality industry by

evaluating the relationship between the occupational stress and work

characteristics.

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Amir Shani and Abraham Pizam, “Work-Related Depression among Hotel Employees”, Cornell

Hospitality Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 4, 446-459 (2009)

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Viljoen, J.P., and Rothmann, S.8 aimed at studying and investigating

the

relationship

between

“occupational

stress,

ill

health

and

organizational commitment” (2009). The results were that organizational

stressors contributed significantly to ill health and low organizational

commitment. Stress about job security contributed to both physical and

psychological ill health. Low individual commitment to the organization was

predicted by five stressors, namely work-life balance, overload, control, job

aspects and pay.

Schmidt, Denise Rodrigues Costa; Dantas, Rosana Aparecida

Spadoti; Marziale, Maria Helena Palucci and Laus, Ana Maria.9 In

their work title on “Occupational stress among nursing staff in surgical

settings” This study aimed at evaluating the presence of occupational stress

among nursing professionals working in surgical settings and investigating

the...