Department of Psychology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Research Article
Psychological Disorders Affects Sickness Absenteeism in Software Industries
Author(s): Johnson Rose*
Introduction: The software industries give employment opportunity to more than 5 trillion people. They are working more hours per day than in any other profession. The prolong working hours including night shifts of employees working in software industries makes them prone to develop psychological disorders. The study conducted to explore the prevalence of psychological disorders like stress, anxiety and depression among IT professionals. Studies have not been conducted to ind out the association between these disorders and sickness absenteeism.
Aim: To ind out the prevalence of psychological disorders, its association with sickness absenteeism among so tware professionals.
Materials and methods: Randomly selected 310 subjects from 20 IT companies at techno park, Trivandrum, Kerala. Semi-structured questionnaire, D.. View More»
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