Suggestive Model for Special School Teachers to Cope Up their Occupational Stress

Abstract

The present study was carried out with the main aim of measuring the occupational stress of teachers working in special schools and developing the Suggestive model for special school teachers to cope up the occupational stress. The data was collected by using Teachers’ Job Stressor Scale,(TJSS)  constructed and standardized by  Rathod and Verma (2005) with the help of purposive random cluster sampling. The findings of the research revealed that overall mild occupational Stress was found in special education teachers and Mild overloadededness, role conflict, powerlessness, role ambiguity, motivelessness and frail interpersonal relationship were also found among this group of teachers. On the basis of the stressors found in the present study and the stressors as well as coping strategies determined in past studies, a suggestive model was proposed for special school teachers to cope up their occupational stress.