Positive affectivity as a moderator of occupational stress and ill-health

Pages: 41-44
Shashi Prabha Kashyap, Sandeep Kumar and Virendra Byadwal (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)

It is well established by the researchers that high levels of occupational stress leads to ill-health. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the factors which moderate the relationship between occupational stress and ill-health. The present study was conducted to examine the role of positive affectivity as a moderator of the relationship between occupational stress and ill-health among supervisors. The sample of this study consisted of 315 supervisory level employees of manufacturing organizations in India. The sampling techniques used was convenience sampling. Measures used for measuring occupational stress, ill-health and positive affectivity were Occupational Stress Index, General Health Questionnaire and Positive Affectivity dimension of Positive and Negative Affect Scale respectively. The moderated regression analysis of the data revealed that positive affectivity significantly moderate the relationship between occupational stress and ill-health of the supervisory level employees. This study may help supervisors to understand and develop one of the their positive traits or attributes, i.e., positive affectivity could be helpful in resisting occupational stress and maintaining their good health.