Department of Business Administration, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2009;2:81-91. doi: 10.2147/prbm.s6049. Epub 2009 Aug 5.
Our study explores the influence of age and experience on stress and depression and the relationship between stress and depression among women information technology (IT) professionals in Chennai, India. The present study aimed (1) to find out the level of stress and depression experienced by women IT professionals, (2) to understand the impact of age and experience on stress and depression, and (3) to study the relationship between stress and depression. The study was conducted in Chennai, India with a sample of 500 women IT professionals. The sample selection was done by a convenience sampling method. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive one-way analysis of variance and Pearson's correlation test. Results showed that the women IT professionals experience moderate level of overall stress and stress dimensions. This study also reveals that 84% of the respondents experience medium level of depression and also suggest that age and experience significantly influence the overall stress and depression experienced by the employees. Our study shows that there might be a strong relationship between overall stress and depression.
本研究探讨了年龄和经验对女性信息技术（IT）专业人员压力和抑郁的影响，以及压力和抑郁之间的关系。本研究旨在：（1）了解女性 IT 专业人员的压力和抑郁程度；（2）了解年龄和经验对压力和抑郁的影响；（3）研究压力和抑郁之间的关系。该研究在印度钦奈进行，样本量为 500 名女性 IT 专业人员。采用方便抽样法进行样本选择。收集的数据使用描述性单因素方差分析和 Pearson 相关检验进行分析。结果表明，女性 IT 专业人员整体压力和压力维度的体验处于中等水平。本研究还表明，84%的受访者经历中度抑郁，并且还表明年龄和经验显著影响员工整体压力和抑郁程度。我们的研究表明，整体压力和抑郁之间可能存在很强的关系。
