Perceptions Of Teachers Towards Teacher Stress At Secondary Level

Research Article
Anuradha. Nakka
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2019.1007.3760
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Stress, Secondary Level.
Abstract: 

The purpose of this study was to explore the factors causing for stress as experienced by Secondary School Teachers. This study was also explored the relationships in between the discussions of stress scale. The hypothesis mainly focused on the stress factors, and also focused on the relationships between the stress dimensions. The hypothesis mainly focused to know the significant differences on the perception of teachers towards the stress areas basing on their socio economic backgrounds. The researcher selected 388 teachers from North Coastal Districts viz., Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam 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. The relationships established in between the stress factors were positive and high. Type of Management, locality, Age, teaching experience, salary, academic and factors category respondents difference signification of their perceptions brand, Role ambiguity, Role stress, organization aspects, Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction aspect, Task completion with regard to supervising support aspects, the teachers differed significantly on the type of management their working qualification category and experience cases also differed toward supervising aspects with regard to work side towards stress, the teachers working of different managements, basing on the locality they are working, age category and qualification category differed significantly where as Sex category, marital status did not differ in their perceptions towards stress is adopting by the respondents for stress release. The result yielded from the study are very much encouraging and giving avenues for further research.