Occupational Stress in Relation to Emotional Intelligence, Age and Qualification among Secondary School Teachers

Authors: Dr. Amit Kauts, Mr. Vijay Kumar

Pages: 1-15

Abstract:

The present study aims at studying the influence of the emotional intelligence, age and qualification on the occupational stress of the teachers working in Jalandhar and Ludhiana districts of Punjab, India. Using a multi-stage random sampling method, a sample volume of 739 teachers was determined. Two main instruments were used to measure the study variables: a 80-item questionnaire by C R Darolia on emotional intelligence and a 60- item Occupational Role Questionnaire from Occupational Stress Inventory Revised (OSI-R) by S H Osipow to measure occupational stress. The analysis of results revealed that: (a) teachers with low emotional intelligence experienced more occupational stress than the teachers with high emotional intelligence;(b) teachers with low emotional intelligence experienced more occupational stress than the teachers with high emotional intelligence on „ Role Ambiguity‟, „Role Boundary‟ and „Responsibility‟ dimensions; and, (c) Postgraduate teachers with B.Ed qualification had experienced less occupational stress than teachers without B.Ed qualification on the „role insufficiency‟ dimension.