Sumedha Journal of Management
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 4

Research Scholars ’Perceptions on Factors Influencing Stress: A Triangular (Family-Work-Research) Horizon

1Research Scholar, School of Management Studies, JNTU-Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

2Principal, Laqshya College of Management, Khammam, Telangana State E-mail: arjasiva@gmail.com

3Programme Director, School of Management Studies, JNTU-Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

4Assistant Professor, Global Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad, T.S. E-mail: venkatasks@gmail.com

Online published on 26 December, 2018.

Abstract

The universal predicament in every individual either in a work place or in a family, where the situational pressures will always lead to ‘Stress’ and this stress will affect everyone both psychologically and physically in varied areas of their personal and professional life as well. The common name in the history of balancing the stress that created in work and family is called as "Work-Life Balance". With a step ahead in thought of concentrating on another dimension called "Research" which also creates stress along with the above said two dimensions (family & work), where in this case the individual has to more concentrate on balancing tri-dimensions of his/her life. The present study is aimed to extract the concrete factors causing stress from the three dimensions (Family-Work-Research) among its ’impact on research with respect to the research scholars pursuing their Ph. D. in part-time mode from well reputed universities in India.

Keywords

Stress, Research Scholars, Family-Work-Research, Triangular Horizon