Effects of Organisational Stress on Quality of Life of Primary and Secondary School Teachers.

ABSTRACT

Background: A considerable amount of literature on organizational stress & its health impact has emerged in the context of schools, and in particular teachers. However the effect of organizational stress on quality of life of teachers has largely remained unstudied especially in India. Aims: The aim of the present study was to study the effect of organizational stress on domains of quality of life of teachers. Methodology: Participants were fifty school teachers (twenty five from the primary section and twenty five from the secondary section). Organizational Stress Scale and WHO-QoL Bref were administered to collect data. Correlation and t-test were utilized to analyze the data. Results: Data analysis revealed that there is highly significant difference between Self Role Distance between primary and secondary school teachers. There was significant correlation between physical domain and role overload; so domain with role stagnation, role expectation conflict, role overload, resource inadequacy. There was highly significant correlation between social domain and organizational stress. Conclusion: Study has implications for improving QoL of teachers by managing the dimensions of Organizational Role Stress.