Study of workplace stress and quality of life among government and non-government secondary school teachers

Pages: 219-225
Mekhla Chadha (Litchi Knowledge Center, Delhi)
Neelam Pandey (AIPS, Amity University, Noida, UP)

Everyday an individual is faced with multiple hurdles. The only factor that sets apart a winner from the others is how they respond to the situation that presents itself in front of them. Teaching refers to the process of imparting knowledge and skills from a teacher to a learner. It encompasses the activities of educating or instructing. It is an act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. Quality of life is the Individuals satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which they live. It is one of the important aspects of individual’s life that influences the person’s Performance and growth. It affects both the personal and professional aspects. Life is full of challenges on a daily basis. With the advent of workplace psychology movement, emphasis has shifted onto study of those variables that enhance the quality of life of teachers and researchers are working hard to uncover the relationships between them Gender difference in these characteristics is important to be studied to see how people of both sexes respond to various challenging situations The current study aimed at comparing the workplace stress and quality of life of government and non-government secondary school teachers. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference in the workplace and quality of life of government and non-government secondary school teachers. The study reported no significant difference among government and non-government secondary school teachers’ social quality of life. The study provides an opportunity for further research across age and gender to uncover the possible differences or similarities that may be present. Also it adds to the already existing data pool with equivocal studies.