Cognitive failure and general well-being among IT Professionals

Cognitive failures are defined as failures in perception, memory, and motor functioning, in which the action does not match the intention (Broadbent, Cooper, FitzGerald, &Parkes, 1982). Cognitive failures are the inabilities to successfully perform tasks that one might typically be able to do on a daily basis. General Well-being is a dynamic state characterized by a reasonable amount of harmony between an individual‘s abilities, needs and expectations and environmental demands and opportunities (Levi, 1987). The aim of the study is to explore the association between cognitive failure and general well-being among IT professionals. To measure cognitive failure, the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ) developed by Broadbent, Cooper, P. FibGerald and Parkes (1982) was used. The tool used to measure general well-being is PGI-General Well-being scale developed by Verma and Amita Verma (1989). The sample consisted of 112 IT professionals from different IT companies in and around Moovattupuzha. The data was collected using convenience sampling. Results revealed that cognitive failure and general well-being are negatively related.