School Teachers: Job Stress and Job Satisfaction, Kaski, Nepal

Authors

  • Jaita Mondal Department of Community Health Nursing, Manipal College of Medical Sciences (Nursing Programme), Pokhara
  • Sandhya Shrestha Department of Community Health Nursing, Manipal College of Medical Sciences (Nursing Programme), Pokhara
  • Archana Bhaila Department of Physiology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v1i1.5226

Keywords:

School Teacher, Job Stress, Job Satisfaction

Abstract

In teaching profession, distress has been linked to dissatisfaction with job and to negative affective and professional consequences. In the present study, the attempt was made to identify the level of job stress and job satisfaction among teachers in consideration with their gender differences along with age and experiences.

Study comprised of randomly selected 69 school teachers from Pokhara, Nepal. Socio economic data of the subjects were collected by questionnaire. Modified TJSQ and Modified TARSO were applied to identify the Job satisfaction and Job stress of the subjects. Data from acceptable returned questionnaires were analyzed by SPSS 17.

It can be concluded from the analysis that, the school teachers were partly satisfied and experiencing mild to moderate stress from their job overall. These can be the resultant of unfavorable job condition and job types for the school teachers.

Key Words: School Teacher; Job Stress; Job Satisfaction

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v1i1.5226

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 1 (2011) 27-33

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Mondal, J., Shrestha, S., & Bhaila, A. (2011). School Teachers: Job Stress and Job Satisfaction, Kaski, Nepal. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 1(1), 27–33. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v1i1.5226

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