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Moderating Effect of Personality Variable on Stress-Effectiveness Relationship: An Empirical Study on B-School Students

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  • Shalini Srivastava
  • Deepti Pathak

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The purpose of the study is to explore the moderating effect of locus of control on relationship between general role stress and personal effectiveness of management graduates. The present study was done on a sample of 186 management students belonging to different management institutes. Variables in the study were assessed using three validated instruments. Descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. It was found that general stress was negatively related to personal effectiveness and locus of control moderates the relationship between the two. Results confirmed the importance of personality dimension as factor affecting personal effectiveness. It shows that the intensity of stress is reduced if the student focuses on locus of control thus making him more effective. By understanding the relationship between these variables the management institute should conduct and deliver training programmes to actively manage the budding managers. This study is the first of its kind to study the moderating effect of locus of control on the relationship between general role stress and personal effectiveness.

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  • Shalini Srivastava & Deepti Pathak, 2011. "Moderating Effect of Personality Variable on Stress-Effectiveness Relationship: An Empirical Study on B-School Students," Vision, , vol. 15(1), pages 21-30, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:vision:v:15:y:2011:i:1:p:21-30
    DOI: 10.1177/097226291101500103
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