Title: Stress-related antecedents of teacher performance: case of the Indian educational system

Authors: S. Chamundeswari, S. Vasanthi, S. Parvathi

Addresses: N.K.T. National College of Education for Women, 21, Dr. Besant Road, Triplicane, Chennai 600005, India. ' N.K.T. National College of Education for Women, 21, Dr. Besant Road, Triplicane, Chennai 600005, India. ' Department of Psychology, University of Madras, Chennai, India

Abstract: This paper presents an examination of key stress antecedents of teacher performance in India. A review of literature of key constructs of stress is made with the aim of developing relevant hypotheses for home, work and health stressors. The impact of these three stressors on teacher performance is studied. Results with respect to instrument validation as well as testing of hypotheses are presented, followed by a discussion of underlying factors for the results. Finally, this paper concludes with a discussion of findings of questionnaire development and hypotheses testing in the light of implications for practicing managers of the educational system.

Keywords: teacher performance; stress; health and safety; India; school education; home stressors; work stressors; health stressors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2010.029527

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2010 Vol.3 No.1, pp.23 - 47

Published online: 30 Nov 2009 *

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