Teachers’ Occupational Stress: An Assessment Study with Self-Regulation, Self-Efficacy and Mental Health

Abstract

The thrust of the current research is on occupational stress of higher secondary teachers in the schools in Chennai. All the teachers of higher secondary schools in Chennai form the population. Altogether a sample of 450 that is about 5% of the population drawn by stratified random sampling form the sample of the study. The Researcher has developed the data collecting instrument along with her research supervisor. The newly developed tool has passed through all scientific processes and established its validity and reliability. The analysis revealed that target population was moderate in overall level of occupational stress. In the 7 dimensions of occupational stress, 5 of them were moderate while 2 of them – lack of professional recognition and lack of neutrality in administration were found to be high. In the case of their psychological resources – self regulation has struck high, the self efficacy has reported moderate as with mental health. A theoretical exposure regarding the role of personal resources in controlling occupational stress of teachers was also attempted. At the end, the Researcher has furnished concrete recommendations.