A Comparative Study of Job Stress of Government School Teachers and Private School Teachers

Introduction:

In our first paced society stress is very common. Now in a day all the people of world are suffering stress in work/job it may be job in work place or outside work place. Stress is unavoidable characteristic of life and work. In modern world stress has become pervading feature of people’s life despite tremendous advancements in sciences and technology. Selye (1956) defined stress as “non-specific responses of the body to any demand made upon it stress at work resulting from increasing complexities of work and its divergent demand, has become a prominent feature of the modern organizations.

Occupation stress can be defined as the “harmful physical emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources or need of the worker” (Sauter and Murphy, 1999). Performance is defined as the outcomes and accomplishments valued by the organization or system that one works in. Each individual is exposed to a range of stressors both at work and in their personal lives which ultimately affect his or her performance. Pressure at work can be positive leading to increased productivity. However, when this pressure becomes excessive it has a negative impact. The individual perceive themselves as being unable to cope and not to possess the necessary skills to combat their stress. Stress is acknowledged to be one of the main causes of absence from work (Mead, 2000).

The occupational stressors can be categorized into four major groups. Firstly, the working conditions, including shift and week-end work, inadequate remuneration, hours of work, discrimination and safety at the work environment. Secondly, relationships at work including quality of relationships with peers, subordinates and supervisors. Thirdly, role conflict and ambiguity including ill-defined role, functions, expectations and duties. Fourthly, organization structure and climate which includes communication policy and practice, major changes in the workplace, culture of the organization and lack of participation in division making. Another cause is career development including underutilization of skills or failing to reach full potential. Another contributing factor is the nature of the job which might amount to an immense amount of physical and emotional exhaustion (Parikh & Taukari, 2004).

Thus nobody people are free from stress in the world. But in that case stress at job place is a crucial matter in present world. The nature of work has gone through drastic changes over the last century and it is still changing at whirlwind speed. They have touched almost all professions. Job stress may be caused by a complex set of reasons; some of the most visible causes of work place stress are job insecurity, high demand for performance, technological changing and job place culture, personal and family.

The main objective of this study is to investigate to some factors affecting the job stress of the respective employees.

Objective of the study:

1. To study the job stress of employees.
2. To study the job stress of government school teachers and private school teachers.
3. To study the job stress of experiences of employees.
4. To suggest the way for management of the stress.