Association between Job Stress and Demographic Factors and Coping Strategies Adopted by Primary School Teachers

This Study was conducted with the objective of studying the association between job stress and demographic factors and coping strategies adopted by primary school teachers of missionary and government schools. An Interview schedule has been used to explore association between job stress and demographic factors and coping strategies adopted by 100 primary school teachers of missionary and government schools. The results indicated that the association between age, income, educational qualifications, teaching experience and job stress did not indicate any definite trends. But a significant association was noticed between training received and job stress. In majority of cases the most effective coping strategies were adopted by teachers of Missionary and Government schools included actively involvement in their work, working together for a common goal, time management, watching T. V, getting proper sleep, reading books, taking good balanced diet, preplanning and taking counseling in order to cope up with their job stress.