An Empirical Study of Organizational Role Stress and Personality Types on Mental Health of Women Software Professionals

Abstract

The present study investigates the relationship of Organizational Role Stress and Personality
Types with Mental Health among Women Software Professionals. A descriptive design was
adopted to describe and report the related phenomenon. 100 female Software professionals were
randomly selected. Age of the participants ranging from 21-37 years. The tools used in the study
are Organizational Role Stress Scale, Behaviour Activity Profile – A Type A Measure of
Personality and the Cornell Medical Index Health Questionnaire (CMIHQ). The obtained results
revealed that Role Stagnation, Role Expectation Conflict, Role Overload, Personal Inadequacy,
Self-Role Distance and Resource Inadequacy have been found significantly related with Mental
Health Problems. Personal Inadequacy, Role Expectation Conflict, Type A Behaviour Pattern
and Role Isolation emerged as significant predictors of Mental Health.