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 < 0.05 ).