Comparative Assessment of Occupational Stress of Library Professionals Working in North Indian Universities

Abstract

The university library plays a pivotal role in supporting the curriculum and providing assistance in research and developmental activities at the university. Workplace stress has an impact on the productivity and services provided by library professionals to their parent organisations and user communities. This study was conducted to assess and compare the occupational stress of library professionals working in North Indian central university libraries. Census sampling was followed to gather data from the targeted respondents. The data was collected through the Occupational Stress Index (OSI). The study's findings revealed a significant difference in occupational stress (F = 13.814, p.001) among library professionals based on the university variable. However, no significant difference was found in the occupational stress (F = 0.248, p> .05) of library professionals on the designation variable. Furthermore, the study concluded that the occupational stress of library professionals differs from university to university but no difference was found in the occupational stress of library professionals due to their designations.