Understanding the Impact of Acculturative Stress on Resilience and Self-efficacy of Individuals Working in Private and Public Sectors

Abstract

The primary research aims at studying the Impact of Acculturative Stress on the Resilience of individuals working in Private and Public Sectors to better understand the challenges faced by them. The study was conducted on a sample of 120 working individuals between the age bracket 21-35 amongst whom 60 worked in the Private and 60 in the Public Sector and Cross Section Design was used to study and understand the relationship between the variables as mentioned above. The statistical tools used were Correlational Analysis, Regression, and ANOVA to establish and understand the relationship between Acculturative Stress, Resilience, and Self-Efficacy a positive and significant relation was observed between Resilience and Acculturative Stress, on the other hand, a negative relation was established within Self-Efficacy and Acculturative stress, moreover, a great difference between the scores of employees working in the Private and Public sectors was also found and based on the outcome it was noted that individuals working in public sectors tend to be more impacted by Acculturative Stress. Furthermore, the scores achieved by them in resilience were also comparatively low compared to people working in the Private sector. Limitations and Applications of the study have also been mentioned. The findings of the study intend to encourage both sectors to implement policies and interventions that assist in managing acculturative stress experienced by their employees to avoid any kind of distress in their overall well-being.