Does the work stress make an impact on the sleeping disorder of MBA internship students?

The research explores the work stress of MBA internship students and its impact on the sleeping disorder of their daily lives. The population for the study was selected MBA colleges in India (India). Many past studies identified management professionals as one of the highly stressed employees in the professional society: marketing, human resource, financial management, etc. Multiple research studies explore professional work stress and related psychological problems like burnout and sleeping disorder among management professionals. The sleeping disorder was measured by SDQ version 2.03 (sleep disorder questionnaire) developed by Stanford University Sleep Disorders Centre in 2003. Workplace stress was measured using a standardized stress assessment scale widely applied in Indian organizational research. A total of 352 MBA internship students were subjected to a Sleep quality scale and work stress scale. The correlation, single linear regression analysis and Mann-Whitney U test were conducted to analyse the statistical significance between variables. The results presented a negative correlation and no significant impact of work stress on the sleeping disorder of the MBA internship students in the India population. The study has proved that gender does not make an impact on sleeping disorders among MBA internship students. The findings could be used by campus placement companies and other stakeholders in the education sector. This research first examines the relationship between work stress and sleeping disorder among management internship students in India.