Occupational Stress in Public and Private Banking Sector Employees Jaiswal Sudha*, Keshri Shubham**, Byadwal Virendra*** *Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi **Diploma student, Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi ***Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Online published on 24 October, 2018. Abstract Occupational stress is one of the global issues in the present organizational climate. It is the response people may have when presented with work demands and pressures that are not matched to their knowledge and abilities and which challenge their ability to cope. Though the modern day organizations have succeeded in coping up with changing industry structures, their success in tackling their employees ’stress level is often questioned. In view of the above, the present study is an attempt to understand the impact of occupational stress on employees in the public and private sector banks. The sample consisted of 60 employees from the cadres of managers and clerks working in the different branches of Punjab National Bank and ICICI Bank located in Varanasi. The Occupational Stress Index by Srivastava and Singh (1981) was used for measuring occupational stress. Result revealed that there is significant difference between employees of public and private sector banks on occupational stress index. The results are discussed in the light of the related literature and implications are also stated. Top Keywords Occupational stress, Bank Employee, Nationalized Bank. Top |