Impact of Job Stress on Psychological Well-Being of Teachers

Abstract

The stress generated from a job as a result of various job stressors is job stress. Job stressors are the factors or conditions in the workplace that can lead to employee stress. These stressors can have negative physical, psychological, and emotional effects on individuals and can also impact their job performance and overall well-being. Psychological well-being is a mental state characterized by self-acceptance, purpose in life, environmental mastery, autonomy, personal growth, and positive relations. This research aims to find out the job stressors and to study the factors affecting teacher’s psychological well-being. It studies the relationship between Job Stressors on the Psychological well-being of teachers using "Statistical Package for the Social Sciences."(SPSS). This paper also studies the impact of Job stress on the psychological well-being of teachers. Descriptive research design was adopted and convenient sampling method was utilized to carry out data collection from various higher educational institutions. A self-administered structured questionnaire was prepared to identify the Job stressors and the RYFF scale was used to study the factors affecting teacher’s psychological well-being. Exploratory factor analysis stated the factors of Job stress among teachers. The findings stated that job stress has a significant impact on the Psychological well-being of teachers.