PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF INFORMAL LABOUR: A STUDY ON MENTAL HEALTH, STRESS, AND COPING MECHANISMS AMONG UNORGANISED WORKERS IN URBAN TELANGANA


C Anusha, Padakanti Mahesh
1.Department of Clinical Psychology. Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2.Department of Psychology, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Hyderabad.
Abstract
The unorganised labour quarter in India, using more than 90% of the team of workers, often stays excluded from institutional social and psychological guide structures. This take a look at investigates the mental health, stress ranges, and coping techniques of 60 casual workers in Rangareddy district, Telangana. Using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and Brief COPE Inventory, this have a look at identifies high pressure stages, moderate mental misery, and mixed coping strategies among participants. Significant negative correlations had been located among coping strategies and psychological distress, at the same time as stress confirmed a strong advantageous association with poorer intellectual health outcomes. These findings emphasize the urgent want for network-based totally psychosocial interventions for urban informal workers.
Keywords: Informal Labour, Mental Fitness, Pressure, Coping, GHQ-12, PSS-10, Telangana
Journal Name :
EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)

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Published on : 2025-06-25

Vol : 11
Issue : 6
Month : June
Year : 2025
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