A Study on Occupational Stress and the Method of Coping Strategies adopted by Bank Executives in State Banks in Sri Lanka

Human Resource Management

Stress is simply a reaction to a stimulus that disturbs our physical or mental equilibrium. In other words, it is an omnipresent part of life. A stressful event can trigger the “fight-or flight” response, causing hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol to surge through the body. This paper gives overview about occupational stress along with the concept of coping strategies. The objective of this study is to study the method of coping strategies adopted by bank executives when they have different levels of occupational stress. This study comes under the category of description study as the researcher is interested in determining the relationship between different variables. The strength of survey research is the wide scope to collect detailed information from a sample of executives attached to state banks in Sri Lanka.

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