1Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Secretary, Research Cell, PIMS-DU, Loni
2MBBS Student, Rural Medical College, PIMS-DU, Loni, Maharashtra
3Resident, Department of Pharmacology, Rural Medical College, Loni, Maharashtra
*Corresponding author email: rahul4420@yahoo.com
Online published on 21 October, 2013.
Teachers are among the professions reporting highest level of work-related stress, the study was undertaken to evaluate the levels of stress amongst school teachers in a public school of rural western Maharashtra
Prospective survey based study was carried out amongst school teachers of rural western Maharashtra using Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ). The survey was carried out on 3 scheduled visits over a period of 2 months after the Institutional Ethical committee approval. Total 110 Primary and secondary school teachers, satisfying inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly selected for the study. All the questions in the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) were graded according to 1 (Always-0), 2 (Sometimes-25), 3 (Often-50), 4 (Seldom-75) and 5 (Never-100). The scale value was calculated as the simple average. More the average score less the stress and vice versa
Inability to understand the meaning and importance of work, improper clarity about the job, inability to cope with the problems were found to be the factors always contributing to stress of teachers.
School teacher, Job related stress, COPSOQ, Personal Stressors
