PROFESSIONAL STRESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Abstract

                        The purpose of this study was to explore the factors causing for stress as experienced by Secondary School Teachers. The hypothesis mainly focused to know the significant differences on the perception of teachers towards the stress areas basing on their Gender age Professional experiences and academic qualifications. The researcher selected 388 teachers from North Coastal Districts viz., Srikakulam, Vizianagaram. and  Visakhapatnam districts covering  of  20  schools from each  district  consists  of total  60  schools.  The Questionnaire was constructed covering of 49 items. The Questionnaire consists of seven areas. The instrument was designed for self - rating of the teachers opinion of the degree to which they feel on their stress aspects of the specific job related tasks in their sector. The participants were denoted these Groups basing on their Socio Economic backgrounds. Findings indicate that the perceptions of teachers towards stress factors were in Average level. Gender, Age, teaching experience, salary, academic qualifications and factors category respondents difference signification of their  perceptions brand, Role ambiguity, Role stress, organization aspects, Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction aspect, Task completion and to supervising support. The results yielded from the study are very much encouraging and giving avenues for further research.