Assess the level of stress among school teachers in selected schools at Vellore

Aim of the study: Assess the level of stress among school teachers in selected schools at Vellore Background: Stress has touched almost all professions posing threat to mental and physical health. Teachers especially working at university level are under a great deal of stress related to various occupational stressors. The occupational stressors occur due to various factors and it has greater ill effect on the physical and mental health of the teachers thus the study is clearly focuses on identifying stress level of teachers to promote early detection and positive management for stress. Design: Non-experimental descriptive research design was used.to assess the level of stress among school teachers and to associate the level of stress with selected demographic variables. Methods: 80 higher secondary school teachers were selected by using convenient sampling technique from two schools of Vellore District. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyze the data collected. Results: The study results showed that a majority of teachers i.e. 34 (42.5%) had moderate level of stress followed by 23 (28.75%) of teachers had mild stress and severe level of stress respectively. The study results also revealed that educational status and years of experience had statistical significance with level of stress at p<0.05 Conclusion: The study finding reveals the importance of being self-aware about stress and taking steps to keep it under control by using various stress management techniques.