EFFECT OF STRESS ON FEMALE TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS AT SECONDARY LEVEL

Authors

  • SABA SARWAR Department of Education , Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • GHULAM HAIDER Department of Education , University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijss.2022.v10i6.44488

Keywords:

Stress, Performance, Female teachers, Private school, secondary level

Abstract

Stress can be a painful condition of a person; it may be internal or external. This paper investigates and describes the effect of stress on female teacher’s performance in private schools at secondary level. The objectives of the study were to identify the causes of stress and investigate the effect of stress on female teacher’s performance. The study was descriptive and quantitative in nature. Research based on the survey method. Population of the study was 218 private secondary schools in city Faisalabad. Using the random sampling technique, 50 schools were selected at secondary level and 400 female teachers were included in this study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied on the data. It was founded that the female teachers at private sector facing high level of stress. It is concluded that teachers of private secondary schools cope on their level of stress using the different stress management strategies.

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Published

01-11-2022

How to Cite

SARWAR, S., & HAIDER, G. (2022). EFFECT OF STRESS ON FEMALE TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS AT SECONDARY LEVEL. Innovare Journal of Social Sciences, 10(6), 9–11. https://doi.org/10.22159/ijss.2022.v10i6.44488

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