Narayanan, L., Menon, S., & Spector, P. E. (1999). A cross-cultural comparison of job stressors and reactions among employees holding comparable jobs in India and the U.S. International Journal of Stress Management, 6, 197-212. Abstract

The present study examined occupational stress in a cross-cultural context with a sample of female clerical employees from an eastern and a western culture namely, India and the U.S. An open-ended methodology was used to study occupation-specific stress. Two other variables that researchers have studied in the job stress process locus of control and social support were also examined. Large differences were obtained in the perception of the source of stress, the coping mechanisms and the reactions to the stressor. The implications of these findings are discussed.