OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG TEACHING FACULTY OF NURSING AND PARAMEDICAL COLLEGES, PUNJAB

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Occupational stress is an unavoidable phenomenon in human existence in
modern-day world of speedy industrialization and growing urbanization. It‟s far a
psychophysical situation which impacts a person's productiveness, effectiveness, personal
fitness and excellent of labor. Teacher pressure is a selected form of occupational stress.
Coaching career can be recognized as a stressful occupation in this modern difficult world that
can adversely have an effect on the fitness of the academics which in turn impacts the scholars
and the learning surroundings.
AIM OF THE STUDY: The aim of the study is to assess the occupational stress among
teaching faculty
METHODOLOGY: A quantitative research approach and non experimental descriptive
research design were used to conduct the study. Total 100 teaching faculty were taken by using
non probability purposive sampling technique from nursing and paramedical colleges, Punjab.
A self administered standardized tool was used to assess the occupational stress.
RESULTS: The findings of the study revealed that majority of faculty members 94(94%) had
moderate level of occupational stress. Due to the role overload the faculty members had more
occupational stress with Mean ± SD 16.84 ± 3.08 followed by role conflict area of occupational
stress was 14.24± 2.09. In association of occupational stress with qualification, designation and
experience were found significant at p< 0.05 level.
CONCLUSION: The study concluded that the faculty members had moderate level
occupational stress and had more stress in role workload area occupational stress