OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG COLLEGE TEACHERS IN CHENNAI REGION OF TAMIL NADU

Abstract

The teacher is the most crucial component of any educational program and is in charge of carrying out the learning process at all times. Education cannot be improved by the amount of money invested in upgrading the physical and educational facilities unless there is a sufficient number of highly qualified teachers willing to carry out the educational process in a way that result in the students' desired educational development. As a result, it's critical that the teacher’s necessity is to be ready to work effectively and efficiently. Tension, which can be both physical and emotional, is known as stress and is brought on by demands placed on the body, mind, and environment. The current study is exploratory in nature and is empirical in nature. Teachers at government and private colleges in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, provided data for the current study. Teachers in private and public colleges between the ages of 25 and 55 were the subjects of the current study.  One hundred professors from government and private colleges make up the study's sample. Additionally, a stratified random sampling technique was used to draw the sample at the College level. Half of the teachers come from government colleges, and the other half come from private universities. In each category, the sample is further split into 50% male teachers and 50% female teachers. Teachers at government and private colleges were asked to rate their level of occupational stress using the Occupational Stress Index, which Srivastava and Singh developed and standardised. It is noted that 72% of respondents concur that stress arises from being fully absorbed in a non-teaching role. Sixty-eight percent of respondents cite a lack of research and personal growth opportunities as the primary cause of occupational stress, while sixty-nine percent agree that job insecurity is the cause.

Keywords: Occupational Stress, Immersion in Non-teaching duty, Lack of Research & Personal Growth.