Occupational Stress of Teachers Educators in relation to their Self-confidence and Emotional Intelligence

Abstract

The teacher is at the heart of the entire education system and enjoys high esteem in all societies and cultures. The teachers should maintain a supportive and satisfying life. But in the current social situation of increasing complexities, teachers are exposed to their professional stress. In the Teacher Education Program, the teacher Educators face many professional and occupational problems in the field of the teaching-learning process.  The self-confidence and emotional intelligence of the Teacher Educators have been affected seriously. The present study aimed to evaluate the Occupational Stress of the Teacher Educators in relation to their Self-confidence and Emotional Intelligence. Cluster sampling technique was used to select 10 NCTE-approved self-financed B.Ed. colleges from all such institutions. From the selected institutions 50 teacher educators were also selected as a sample. A standardized scale was used to collect data and measure the levels of stress. The descriptive survey research method was adopted for conducting the study. The results were statistically analyzed using Mean, S.D., ‘t’ test, and correlation.  Findings indicate that most of the teacher educators are having above-average levels of stress. Female teacher educators have shown significantly higher occupational stress than male teacher educators. Low, negative correlation between Occupational Stress and Self-Confidence was found. The study also found that there is no relationship between Occupational stress and Emotional intelligence.