UNDERSTANDING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERCEIVED WORK STRESS, ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT AND WORK MEANINGFULNESS AMONG BANK EMPLOYEES

Abstract

Purpose- The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of gender differences on perceived work stress, organizational support, and work meaningfulness of bank employees in Punjab, India.

Methodology- For this study, 700 employees were selected from different public and private sector banks in Punjab, India. The data was collected using the Workplace Stressors Assessment Questionnaire developed by Mahmood et al., (2010), The Survey of Perceived Organizational Support scale proposed by Apodaca, (2010), and the Work and Meaning Inventory developed by Steger et al., (2012). Appropriate statistical tools were used to analyse the data.

Findings- The study reveals that gender differences exists between male and female bank employees in perceived work stress, organizational support, and work meaningfulness.

 Originality- The study is based on primary data. It is one of the first explorations to study together the Gender differences between six dimensions of perceived work stress, perceived organizational support, and three dimensions of work meaningfulness among bank employees in Punjab.

 Implications- The study provides valuable insights for bank management/administration to improve work environments, aiding in the identification of effective interventions to reduce the source of stress besides extending organizational support and creating work meaningfulness.