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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 81-83 |
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Impact of age and level of experience on occupational stress experienced by non-gazetted officers of the central reserve police force
C Balakrishnamurthy, Swetha Shankar
Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, India
Correspondence Address:
C Balakrishnamurthy
Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore - 641 014
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-6748.62264
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Background: The study explores the effect of demographic variables such as age and level of experience on the level of stress experienced by non-gazette officers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Materials and Methods: A purposive sample of 163 CRPF personnel was chosen. The Police Stress Inventory developed for use among CRPF personnel was administered. Various statistical parameters such as mean, standard deviation, standard error, mean difference and single-factor ANOVA were used to analyze the data. Conclusion: The study strongly indicates the relationship between stress and demographic variables such as age and level of experience. |
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