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Research Study – Published: July 29, 2012
A Study on the Stress Experienced by Women Teachers Working in High Schools
K.R. Binulal
ABSTRACT
A teacher can perform her duties well only if she is free from stress. Stress-free teaching creates interest
and
enthusiasm among students towards teaching-learning. Stress is a negative psychological state with cognitive
and
emotional components and affects health.
The present study attempts to identify the amount of stress experienced by women teachers working in high
schools.
Survey method was adopted for the study, and 150 women teachers from Kollam district were selected as the
sample.
Results reveal significant differences with respect to age group, marital status, and type of management.
Teachers below 35 years of age feel higher stress than those above 35. Married teachers experience more
stress than
unmarried teachers. Variables such as teaching experience, educational qualification, and type of family
show no
significant difference in stress scores.
Keywords: Teacher Stress, Women Teachers, High School Teachers, Stress Factors, Age and Stress,
Marital Status,
Type of Management, Occupational Stress, Psychological Well-being.
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction in any
Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite this article: Binulal, K. R. (2012). A study on the stress experienced by women teachers
working in high
schools. Indian Educational Researcher, 5(2), 11–18.
Received: June 08, 2012;
Revision Received: July 20, 2012;
Accepted: July 29, 2012.
Responding Author: Binulal, K. R. @ binulal@gmail.com
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Published in Volume 5, Issue 2, July – December, 2012