Experience of Occupational Stress Across Gender and Professional Characteristics of University Teachers in India.

Baishya, Dharitri; Panda, Nagari Mohan

Teachers are the major drivers of a nation's education system and hence require a stress-free working environment to perform at their best. The current study aims to examine occupational stress among university teachers' based on their gender and professional characteristics. This study also attempts to identify the sources of occupational stress across various other characteristics of the teachers. A sample of 536 teachers participated in the study selected from six universities in Assam, India. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire-based survey. The major findings of this study indicate the presence of a significant difference in the occupational stress level across the academic position, but not in gender and academic discipline. As regards stress sources, there is a significant difference in 10 out of 20 stressors according to academic positions. The results also show a significant difference across gender for only two sources and for seven sources when it comes to academic discipline. These insights would enable higher educational institutions to focus on adopting strategies to reduce or eliminate the influence of the stressors based on gender and professional characteristics of teachers.

INDIA; JOB stress; COLLEGE teachers; PSYCHOLOGY of teachers; OVERPRESSURE (Education); UNIVERSITIES & colleges; GENDER

IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 3, p40

0972-687X

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