Factors Influencing Ocupational Stress Of Women Faculties In Arts And Science Colleges In Chennai

Stress is a term commonly used to describe feelings of tensions or exhaustion usually
associated with work overload or overly demanding work. Stress is natural phenomenon in an
individual‟s daily life. Stress refers to the strain from the conflict between our external
environment and us, leading to emotional and physical pressure. The working women are
required to perform multiple and at times, conflicting roles. Teaching profession occupies
important and prestigious place in society. A Women teacher at present has a vulnerable
position. Teacher‟s stress refers to the unpleasant emotions such as anger, tension, frustration,
anxiety, depression and nervousness, owing to their work as teachers. Teaching the constant
legitimate demands of the students and the volume of work involved, can be a stressful job, even
at the college level. This study focus on Occupational stress of women faculties working in Arts
and Science Colleges, Chennai. Questionnaire was developed with 46 various occupational
scales and circulated to a sample of 123 teaching faculties working in the Arts and Science
Colleges in Chennai. Factor analysis with principal component analysis using vari-max rotation
is used to identify the factors influencing the Occupational stress. SPSS v21 is used to perform
the data analysis.