A Study on the Relationship between Adversity Quotient and Job Stress with Special Reference to Chennai City

Abstract: Adversity refers to challenging situations or events that test individuals in various aspects of life. How a person responds to adversity determines whether it leads to feelings of disappointment, sadness, despair, and hopelessness, or to growth, happiness, and success. Adversity Quotient (AQ), also known as the science of resilience, measures an individual's capacity to cope with life's challenges. Those with a high AQ are able to persevere and progress despite facing significant obstacles, demonstrating resilience and the ability to rise above adversity. The Main objective of the study is to analyse the relationship between adversity quotient and Job stress. Both Primary and Secondary data has been used for the study. The primary data were collected from IT Employees with the sample size for 514. Proportionate sampling method has been used for the study since the population is known. Tools used for the analysis is descriptive statistics, chi square analysis and correspondence analysis and Means score analysis. The findings of the study shows that the 56 per cent of them were having average Job stress; 61 per cent of them were having high time stress. 75 per cent of them were having a average anxiety stress. In the control dimension of AQ, people mostly fall in the category of average with 56 per cent; In the Ownership dimension of AQ, most people were in a low category with 54 per cent; 61 per cent of the respondents are fall in the category of average; In the Endurance dimension, most of the sample fall low category with 67 per cent. Keywords: Adversity Quotient, Employees, Job Stress, Control, Reach, Ownership, Endurance. Title: A Study on the Relationship between Adversity Quotient and Job Stress with Special Reference to Chennai City Author: Sneha Shajan, Dr.M.Soundarya International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations ISSN 2348-7585 (Online) Vol. 13, Issue 2, October 2025 - March 2026 Page No: 336-342 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 05-February-2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18498569 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/a-study-on-the-relationship-between-adversity-quotient-and-job-stress-with-special-reference-to-chennai-city