Volume : 3, Issue : 6, JUN 2017

A STUDY ON JOB STRESS OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN RELATION TO THEIR SELF-CONCEPT IN THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT.

C.APPUNRAJ, DR. P. S. BALAJI

Abstract

This study examined the job stress of higher secondary school teachers and their self-concept in Thiruvallur district. This study adopted normative survey method of research. Participants were 200 higher secondary school teachers randomly selected from 10 schools in Thiruvallur district. The research instrument used for data collection was job stress scale prepared by investigator and self-concept scale developed by Mukta Rastogi tested at 0.05 and 0.01 level of significance. The findings indicated that there is a positive relationship between Job stress and self-concept of higher secondary school teachers. There exist significant impact with respect to gender, their Spouse’s educational qualification, type of school and area of living. And there is no significant impact on subject and location on the Job stress and self-concept of higher secondary school teachers.

Keywords

Database, Extravert, Introvert, Job stress, Self-concept, Hypothesis, sampling.

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