A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN OCCUPATION STRESS, MENTAL HEALTH AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG THE TEACHERS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

It has been observed in the last few decades that the living standard in the life style of people has changed with a massive change in the technology and science with a great spread of Education. A parallel development has also been taken place and the women are working in almost every field. The opinion of the people about personality roles has changed. The present age is focusing their life towards person centred more as against economy centred. With this the occupation and needs of the family has also changed. This has result into the dissatisfaction at the work and the problem of family adjustments which ultimately leaves an impact on mental health of the person. With the rapid increase in the education of the females their social status and their self-dependence is increased but with this it is becoming quite difficult for them to adjust with the new opportunities, possibilities and new hardships which also rising with all these. The mental health, the adjustments with family and the satisfaction level at the job depends on various factors such as number of members in the family, their type of the family, values and ethics of the family members, their needs, their social cultural status, their customs, income, desire to co-operate, sexual satisfaction and other similar factors. The job satisfaction is greatly impacted by the safety and security of the job, the level of cooperation with other co-workers, the leadership, autonomy, work pressure in the job, physical available amenities. Undoubtedly all these factors lead an impact on the mental health as all occupational health. We know that occupation is an important aspect of the life. Unsatisfactory situation of the work affects feelings of any person at their highest importance. The present study has been undertaken to put a focus on various components which makes the reason of occupational stress, mental health and the satisfaction level at the job among the teachers of higher education, with the specific focus on Gender and Experience in teaching. Hence the researcher has chosen topic for research as “A Comparative Study between Occupational Stress, Mental Health and Job Satisfaction among the Teachers of Higher Education”.