Occupational Stress Impact on Male Engineers' Well-being

This dissertation investigates the impact of occupational stress on the psychological well-being of male employees within the engineering industry. The study examines the causes of stress, including work pressure, lack of support, and unclear job descriptions, and their effects on employee performance and mental health. It explores strategies organizations use to mitigate stress, such as training, motivation, and rewards. The research employs both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including literature reviews, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires, to analyze data and provide recommendations for improving employee well-being and productivity. The findings highlight the need for effective stress management to prevent depression, improve employee interaction, and foster a healthier work environment. The study emphasizes the importance of organizational support and open communication to address and alleviate occupational stress among male engineers.

DISSERTATION
(Impact of occupational stress on psychological well-
being amongst male employees in Engineering)

ABSTRACT
In this study is has been described the impact of work stress on psychological well being
of male worker which make them unable to perform better, they cannot be able to complete task
on time that create barriers in professional as well as personal career growth. In this dissertation
the results are also gathered on the bases on having crucial impact of employees in their personal
and professional life. Due to facing over work pressure they are not concentrating on single work
and thus, resulting in facing depression. It also arises due to not taking proper care by superiors
at the time of managing work. Thus, there is no such close relationship between employer and
employee which resulting in facing barriers in interacting accurately. The another reason for
identifying stress is no open doors in organisation. The organisation develop various strategies to
deal with the problems and stress of the employee’s. It has been described in the study that the
training and development, motivation and rewards are provided to the employees to reduce their
stress level and maintain their performance in the company. It also explains that overstress
increases the burden and depression for employees.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I express my gratuitous thank to my tutors under whose guidance I completed my
dissertation with effective outcomes. The another thank is specially for my parent who supported
me and believe that I can accomplish this research in authentic way.
I feel so grateful that I had supporting friends who guided me at every stage and also
provide resource to competed the dissertation. Finally my special regards to God who provide
strength and patience to handle barrier in positive way.

Table of Contents
ABSTRACT.....................................................................................................................................2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...............................................................................................................3
Topic- Identify of the impact of occupational stress on psychological well-being amongst male
employees in Engineering industry. ................................................................................................5
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................5
Aims and Objectives...............................................................................................................6
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY.......................................................................................................6
RELEVANCE OF RESEARCH......................................................................................................8
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................9
RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES...............................................................................................19
Introduction..........................................................................................................................19
Research Philosophy............................................................................................................19
Research Approach...............................................................................................................20
Research Design...................................................................................................................21
Qualitative Data- Semi-structured interviews......................................................................22
Research Sample..................................................................................................................23
Quantitative Data- Outline Questionnaire............................................................................23
Sample Design- Employees..................................................................................................24
Data Collection and Analysis...............................................................................................24
DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS............................................................................................26
DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION.................................................................................................44
RECOMMENDATIONS...............................................................................................................47
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................48
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................51
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................53
QUESTIONNAIRE..............................................................................................................53

Topic- Identify of the impact of occupational stress on psychological well-
being amongst male employees in Engineering industry.
INTRODUCTION
Occupational stress defined as state of tension that can occurs at time when an individual
senses a disagreement between working environment challenges and their possibilities of coping.
In today's work life, employees are working for longer hours as rising level of responsibilities
requires them to exert themselves to meet out falling expectation about performance of work. It
can be enhanced at time when employee do not feel supported by supervisors and colleague.
Thus, this is situation in which employee do not have little control over work processes.
Additionally, pressure of quality, innovation and enhance in pace of doing business grew equally
dramatically and this created stress within employees.
Many enterprise in the world are witnessing an alarming increase of negative impact of
stress on productivity of employees. However, poor time management, inability to get things
done on time, unclear job description and feelings of insecurity are the causes to stress. Immense
pressure at workplace led to stress and this brings low productivity levels at workplace. In
addition to this, occupational stress termed out as stress that experienced by employees in the
workplace and this may lead to have impact on psychological well-being on individuals.
Additionally, occupational stress has adverse and pessimistic effect on mental health,
measured by insomnia, depression, depression and this leads to psychological well being,
anxiety, happiness etc. In today's world stress has become the worldwide phenomenon that can
occurs in every workplace. Henceforth, it can be stated that this has adverse affect on mental
health and quality of organisational productivity. Thus, occupational stress contributes wide
number of difficulties and hindrances to enterprise in the shape of non attendances, poor health
outcomes and loss of efficiency. Furthermore, occupational stress can be stated as noteworthy
issues with organisational management and leadership. However, the stress of workplace
contributes towards the problem like family issues, unsatisfactory performance, poor social
relationship and unproductive organisation.
However, report will based on to formulation of the aim and objectives on the basis of
given topic. Thus, research methodologies will be defined so that research can be ascertained
with use of proper methods and this leads to authentic information. However, primary and
secondary both technique will be adopted so that reliable and authentic information can be

ascertained. Depth analysis will be conducted with help of literature review and data collection
method so that depth information about the topic can assist the researcher to gain insights about
the topic of research. However, the data analysis will be conducted with use of SPSS technique
by use of correlation method so that reliable and valid data can be collected.
Statement of the problem
There are many enterprise that mainly aims as to attain higher productivity and end up
saddling employees with overload of work to meet out the deadline and physical effects of
employees that may result into something contrary within organization to accomplish. In order
to generate enough revenue to be self sustaining and to be able to fund the acquisition of modern
equipment means efficient services and have optimal employment of resources.
Therefore, it has been identified that continuous change in management strategies and
administration and demand of employees is continually increasing. This is the term that has
brought immense pressure on employees and they are expected to deliver the world class
services. However, present study will be conducted to identify the impact of stress on
psychological well-being of employees.
Aims and Objectives
Aim:
To identify the impact of occupational stress on psychological well-being amongst male
employees in Engineering industry.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The engineering industry is considered one of the most challenging and project driven working
environments where workloads are inconsistent and stress levels are high. Henceforth, object of this
research is based on aim of study and articulated in following manner as-
The aim of this study is to
 To ascertain the causes of stress within organisation.
 To examine the different strategies used by organisation to prevent and help employees to cope
with stress.
 To explore the impact of work pressures on the psychological well-being of male employees in
engineering.
 To analyse ways in which employees cope with workplace stress and balance home-work life.
 To provide suggestive measures to mitigate occupational stress and bring effective psychological
well being among male and employees in engineering industry.

Research questionnaire
 What are the causes of stress?
 How stress management strategies have been employed to assist employees to manage
stress?
 Does work pressure has impact on psychological well being of employees in
engineering?
Significance of the study
The main aim of study is to determine the impact of stress on employees productivity and
their psychological well being. Henceforth, researcher believes that study would go a long way
to notifying all organization and most effectively in the service sector on the need to ensure the
effective management of stress for their employees.
On the other hand, findings will add to studies that have been done so that individual
belong to somewhere else can appreciate the problem. However, this research study will provide
the suggestion on term that how to reduce the effects of stress on output. On the other hand, it
will be a source for further research and act as to relevance to stakeholder.
Scope of study
The study has mainly focused on to determine the impact of occupational stress on
productivity of employees and their psychological well-being. It is one of the major factor that
aids to get in depth and comprehensive understanding of causes of stress to make the meaningful
research.
Additionally, drawbacks are an inevitable part of almost every venture individual to carry
out and to overcome them to perform task effective ahead. These challenges at some extent
affected the progress of the study and also assisted to the researcher to work tirelessly in making
the success of this study a reality.
Limitation of the study
It is the study that necessarily limited in scope as there is series of resource limitation as
well as practical research limitation. Therefore, this research has some limitation as the time
allocated for conducting this study was very short to allow for adequate data collection and this
divided between the main academic work that included face to face examination.
Therefore, whole information was in detailed aspect and the some respondents did not
corporate with researcher at the time of collecting the data. However, it has been found that

financial constraint has also become the vast problem that researcher faced at time of
undertaking the study.
RELEVANCE OF RESEARCH
The whole study has organised into the five chapters. It will define the overall structure
of research project and this also inclusive of differed chapters. Additionally, structure of the
project defined in the below contexted manned as-
Chapter 1: Introduction
This is first chapter that streamlines the overall structure of research report. Henceforth,
researcher will define background, aims, objectives and research questions etc. Additionally, this
all needs to be achieved. However, this is initial phase that plays crucial role in undertaking the
whole research study in significant mode.
Chapter 2: Literature review
It is second chapter that assist to analyse the secondary information by the use of books,
journal and article etc. Therefore, this aids to gather the depth information on given topic to
research. However, secondary information can be collected in ease mode and this can be
assistive in term to gather detailed information to research.
Chapter 3: Research methodologies
This step will define various method to research study. With application of statistical and
logical technique it can be easy to determine, elaborate and measure the data effectively.
Additionally, it defines the systematic plan for collecting the research and also includes method
as implication, data collection and interpretation etc.
Chapter 4: Data analysis
It is term that defines systematic information about the research topic. However, the
chapter will show that first hand information to the research can be defined with use of primary
data. It is attractive approach that defines how all data can be collected and interpreted. In order
to explain it, the researcher can use graph, chart, table etc. Valid and reliable data can be
collected with help of tables, interpretation etc.
Chapter 5: Discussion and analysis
At this stage, the conclusion will be drawn on the basis of information.

LITERATURE REVIEW
This is term that defined as comprehensive summary of the previous research on topic. It
is inclusive of survey, books, scholarly articles and any other sources relevant to particular issue.
Therefore, it aids to have in depth grasp of subject.
Theme 1: Different initiatives used by organisation to prevent and help employees cope with
stress.
Workplace stress defined as harmful physical and emotional responses that can bring
conflict between job demands on employee and amount of control on employee. As per the view
of stated that this is pattern of physiological, emotional, cognitive and behavioural reaction
that can bring sometimes harsh impact on working of the enterprise. In contrary to stated that
wellness programme must be designed to improve employee health as this can aids to enhance
productivity, decrease the level of stress and boost morale. It can be reduce if employee can avail
better training facilities so that better and improved activities can be carried out to building
health strategies. According to the view of stated that employees are most crucial assets to the
enterprise and without their effective support organisation cannot able to survive with
profitability for longer term.
However, two things can be effective in terms to manage and reduce the stress as greater
control and autonomy and good employees. In contrary to stated that managers experience
significantly less stress when they have good relationship to their workers. Employee must be
encouraged to use paid time off. Therefore, employee need little downtime away from workplace
to relax and balance to work with life.
As per the view of stated that one of core responsibilities of manager is to pass
solution at time of conflict so that better activities can be carried out. Workplace stress can be
promoted with help of promoting support and open communication within enterprise. With help
of offering the stress management programme and to provide stress management programmes to
supervisors behaviour may have strong influence on workers. On the other hand, stated that
occupation stress can be defined as harmful physical and psychological consequences to
individuals that results between demand of working environment and needs, resources and
abilities to individuals. In contrary to stated that occupation stress has become one of major
issue of modern world. Managers to the enterprise are responsible for execution of all reasonable
resources so that enterprise activities can be carried down effectively. As per the view of

stated that the core focus of programmers can be directed towards the individuals workers,
working groups and organisation as a whole. No matter how good job is or how good manager
is, employees have to face the stress. It will bear a gigantic influence on the overall performance
within an organization. There are modern tactics which are used to staff members to deal with
stress such as information and awareness Thus, it can be stated that stress management is
significant part of maintaining better physical and emotional relationship with others.
As per the view of stated that the one and foremost way to prevent excessive build-
up of stress that offers employees more breaks throughout the day. This facilities needs to offer
to breaking up the day of workers with small pockets of relief that can assist employee to be
more productive and less stress. In contrary to stated that managers and employers to the
enterprise must be transparent about the goals of firm and how job roles support these goals. It
aids to give employees peace of mind as they know what is really needs to focus on and how to
take actions to accomplish the desired goals set by firm. Employees to the enterprise must take
initiatives to develop these goals so that they can feel the part of process.
According to the view of stated that keeping employees within flexible work
environment aids enhance the employee productivity. On the other hand, flexibility in working
environment aids to reduce the pressure of work and they become able to perform effectively. As
per the view of stated that there is nothing that can cause stress on employee like poor
management, with providing proper training facilities to supervisors the efficiency of employees
can be enhanced. It is inclusive of effective communication skills, to set out goals, by providing
adequate training facilities to employees assist to bring better advancement. In contrary to
stated that managers to the enterprise must put their focus on work and company by giving
employees purpose and pride in the work.
In contrary to stated that assisting employees in conflict situation can help employee
to perform effectively and efficiently. Managers to the enterprise must put their focus to positive
aspect of the work and help employees to perform effectively. Thus, effective management of the
stress can leads to improved health. Additionally, it can be stated that effective stress
management techniques can offset the negative impacts of life. Thus, consistently enhanced
workload with extremely long hours that couple with expectation to produce impeccable work
product on short deadlines can put the employee at stress.

As per the view of stated that corporate wellness program needs to be launched to
promote employees self care. Thus, programme needs to provide knowledge about the healthier
diet, depression, education and financial resources to support in debt management and
retirement. Thus, number of steps must be taken as to set out the goals for employees, to
encourage mindfulness with team, to providing flexible working environment, encouraging
employees to perform their best and to have better workplace recognition. Managers to the
enterprise needs to make timely communication with workers so that they can able to analyse the
needs and wants of employees. As per the view of stated that stress management programme
must be initiatives as it is comprehensive and preventive programme that primarily aims to foster
psychological well being by energizing climate of work, to enhance relationship.
Theme 2: Investigate the sources of work pressures to assist employees to cope up with work
pressure.
According to Everyone who has job felt pressure at some point. Everyone feels pressure
to meet deadline but when it is in the continuous form then it became chronic. Work Related
stress take a big toll on health of the employees De Clercq,Dimov,Belausteguigoitia (2016). A
Stressful work environment causes the problems for example headache, short temper, sleep
disturbances and also results in insomnia, weakened immune system. Individual who
experiencing stress in excessive amount deals it with more unhealthy ways such as eating
unhealthy foods, abusing drugs, alcohol, smoking cigarettes. here are certain steps to manage
stress such as by keeping stress tracking record for that individual keep a journal so that they can
identify that which situation creates most stress and how they respond to such circumstances.
They also record the information about environment, also included the circumstances involved
and how they react about such circumstances Jamadin.and et.al.,Au. and Ahmed (2016). Keeping
notes helps them to find the stress related pattern and how they react with such situation. People
instead of developing Habits of consuming alcohol or fast food they can attempt the healthy
choice such as exercise is a great option to reduce the stress. Yoga is considered as an excellent
choice not only yoga any kind of physical activity is a great source of stress buster. Also, make
hobbies as well a favourite activity. Reading novel as well as going concerts and also playing
games with their families Lambert.and et.al.( 2016). Getting quality sleep is also consider as the
effective stress management. Also, individuals limit caffeine intake at the late night to reduce the
stimulating activities such as use of smartphones ,t.v and computer at night. People take time to

recharge themselves due the negative effects of chronic stress as well as burnout. People need
time to replenish themselves from a high level of functioning. This recovery needs the switching
off from work related activities and also think about them. Here the best suggestion is that don't
let the vacation waste whenever people have possible time than take time to relax and then come
back to feel reinvigorated as well as employees are ready to perform their best at workplaces
Hessels,Rietveld . and van der Zwan (2017). When employees are unable to take vacations than
they took a quick boost by switching off their mobile phones as well as focusing the activities
which are not work based. Techniques such as deep breathing exercises meditation as well as
mindfulness can assist a lot to melt away the stress. They can begin it by few minutes of each
and every day to follow the simple activity such as breathing, enjoying a meal well as walking.
To enhance the skill of focusing on a single activity without any distraction will get stronger with
the time and also it can apply at various aspect of life Adisa, Osabutey.and Gbadamosi (2016).
Employee health is directly connected to the productivity at work so the managers of the
company has an open communication with the employees. The motive of this is not a lay a list of
complaints but instead of that come up with effective plans for the stress management. so that the
employees can perform the best on the job DeCenzo, Robbins, and Verhulst (2016). The plan
has some parts which are designed to help improve skills in areas such as time management and
also eliminates strain. Manager regularly check that how can team member experiencing stress
and is there any need to take any chances that are still needed as this can be done through the
informal chats or the planned one-to-one meeting within the workplaces, also the manager of the
team could monitor their health as well as support wherever necessary Vandrevala, and et.al.
( 2017). Also, employees accept help from their trusted friends as well as family members.
As per the author views in today's world it is very easy to make oneself under the
boundaries by taking pressure in a 24-hour day. The boundaries in the work can be due to
restriction in the work by giving no lunchtime to the worker and no break in between the work.
Sometimes it is so stressful for the employees that it becomes difficult of the employees to
answer the phone calls, checking emails,etc. It also affects the personal life style of the
employees as the next day when the employees come to office they are stressful and demotivated
due to the previous day Baron,Franklin .and Hmieleski (2016). All these situations can be
corrected by giving proper breaks to the employees. The break can be lunch break, 15 minutes
breaks, and also providing holidays after long working days. All this situation cn also be