A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN WHITE-COLLAR AND BLUE-COLLAR PROFESSIONALS AND JOB STRESS LEVELS

Abstract

The aim of the present research was to assess the levels of job stress among white-collar and blue-collar professionals. It was hypothesized that blue-collar professionals would have high level of job stress as compared to white-collar professionals.


A total number of eighty professionals, including forty white-collar and forty blue-collar professionals participated in the study. In order to assess the level of stress among the white-collar and blue-collar professionals "The Professional Life Stress Scale" was administered.


The t-test and other Descriptive Statistics were computed for the statistical analysis of the data. The research findings suggest the evidence that blue-collar professionals have high level of job stress as compared to white-collar professionals (t=3.817, df = 78, p < .05).

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