Teacher Efficacy in Relation to Occupational Stress of Teachers Working at Primary Level

It is an established fact that the performance of a teacher mainly depends upon his psychological state of mind. As occupational stress affects the physical and psychological well being of the teachers, it definitely influences teaching effectiveness and performance of the teacher. Teachers are very important in the actualization of the school goals and national development. In order to teach effectively, teachers must not only feel psychologically and emotionally comfortable, but they must also have some sense of belief that they can make a difference to the lives of children they are teaching. The present research paper aims at study the teacher efficacy in relation to occupational stress of teachers working at primary level with respect to their gender and locale. 200 primary teachers were taken by using random and purposive sampling methods. Data were analysed with the help of Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation and t-test. It was found out that there is negative and significant relationship between teacher efficacy and occupational stress of primary school teachers with respect to their gender and locale. It was also found out that there is no significant difference between teacher efficacy and occupational stress of primary school teachers with respect to their gender and locale. The results of present study have implications for planners and policy makers.