Abstract:
Individual differences such as civil status, educational levels and age of
the workers as moderators in the job stress process. This study
empirically investigated four non - work related independent variables,
which could influence on the job stress of the operational level female
workers in garment factories in Free Trade Zones. These independent
variables were home-work interface, fulfillment of basic human needs,
perception'of job in the society and living condition. The study was
conducted using a sample of 100 operational level female workers in the
garment factory floor. The data were collected through a structured
questionnaire and analyzed using the software SPSS version 13.0. The
data analyses include the univariate, bivariate and moderated stepwise
multi-regression analysis. The finding of the result were significant, it
was found that the level of stress among operational level female
workers in Free Trade Zones were high. The results revealed that all the
non-work related stressors are dominant in stress profile of the sample.
The civil status and the educational level of the workers appeared to
have served as moderators in mitigating the effects of job stress. The
finding of the study are underlying the important of having
understanding of impact of extra organizational factors on worker
wellbeing and importance to undertake necessary actions to improve
personal lives and stress reduction programs for operational level female
garment workers in Free Trade Zones.
