• Manasa R
• Dr Kavitha B N

Stress is a collective phenomenon that essentially manifests itself in human as a result of pressure emanating from several experiences or challenging situation. Bus drivers always need to show concern for passengers in spite of the fact that they must be concentrating on bus driving. This is because this job is part of public service industry. The physical and psychological health of the bus driver is a factor in the driving performance. Any impairment could lead to undesirable consequences for the passengers. Hence, the survey was conducted on review of literature on stress and of bus drivers. The earlier studies however, demonstrated a greater understanding that specific stressors result in certain physical (cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, musculoskeletal problems, fatigue), psychological (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder) and behavioural outcomes (substance abuse). Bus driver ill health will have consequences for organizational performance in terms of employee absence, labour turnover and accidents. Over the last few decades, the heightening of other work stressors such as traffic, and violence from passengers has compounded the situation for bus drivers. The present study is undertaken to know the stress among the bus drivers. In this regard an attempt has been made to identify the major reason for stress for drivers, to identify the stress causing factors, to identify the effect of stress on physical and psychological health and factors effecting performance of bus drivers Key words: Stress, Performance, Bus Driver, Physical, Psychological, absence, labour turnover

Key words: Stress, Performance, Bus Driver, Physical, Psychological, absence, labour turnover

"“STRESS OF BUS DRIVERS – A REVIEW ON LITERATURE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.276-283, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906B41.pdf

"“STRESS OF BUS DRIVERS – A REVIEW ON LITERATURE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp276-283, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906B41.pdf