Demographic Variation and Stress Management Skills
The objectives of the study were focused on the demographic factor-based comparison of stress management skills of university-level teachers. 1362 teachers from faculty of Social Sciences serving in universities of Islamabad were taken as target population for the study. 412 teachers were selected as samples by using stratified sampling technique. Data was collected through a self-developed questionnaire that was based on seven stress management strategies. In accordance with the objectives t-test and ANOVA were applied. Results revealed that university employees with 15-20 years of experience in (Public sector) were more skilled in managing stressful situations. Stress management skills were found better in females than males. Furthermore, teachers serving in public sector universities were found more capable of dealing with stress. The study recommended that top management of educational institutions may redesign their workplace environment as making it more conducive for employees with reference to occupational stress management.
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Stress Maangement, Job Experience, Gender, Work Experience, Demographic Variation
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(1) Saira Nudrat
Assistant Professor,Department of Education, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Qurat ul ain Hina
Assistant Professor,Department of Education, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Shazia Zamir
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan.