Being Stressed: Investigation of University Teachers’ Gender Differences in Occupational Stress

Abstract

This study encapsulates the phenomenon of stress among the teachers of public and private sector universities of Peshawar. The sample of the study included 163 teachers from both public and private sector universities. This study utilized Fimian (1984) and Gmelch (1984) inventories, designed specifically for measuring teachers stress. The findings of the research based on the Mean scores of the responses identified no significant difference among the stress levels of public and private sector universities' teachers. Professional and work-related stress remained equally key contributors for public and private sector universities teachers. The study also identified the levels of teachers' stress considering their gender differences. Application of test on the study data found that females took comparatively more stress than males. Work related stress, professional stress, self-efficacy and collegial support stood the leading contributors making significant differences between the stress intake of female and male faculty members.