Relation of Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction: A Study of Secondary School Heads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Qaiser Suleman, Ishtiaq Hussain and Saib Shehzad
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Qaiser Suleman: PhD Scholar (Education), Institute of Education & Research, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, Pakistan.
Ishtiaq Hussain: Associate Professor, Institute of Education & Research, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, Pakistan.
Saib Shehzad: Associate Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

Global Social Sciences Review, 2018, vol. 3, issue 2, 241-274

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between occupational stress and job satisfaction among secondary-school-heads in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A sample of only 402 secondary-school-heads (Male n = 260, Female n = 142) was selected with the help of multistage sampling technique. A descriptive and correlative design was employed. Two standardized tools were employed i.e., "Occupational Stress Index (OSI)" and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) for seeking the responses. Pearson's correlation and linear regression were employed to analyze data statistically. The findings exposed a strong inverse relation between occupational stress and job satisfaction. Furthermore, a substantial negative correlation between all the subscales of occupational stress and overall job satisfaction is also present. Eight subscales of occupational stress, i.e., role ambiguity, responsibility for persons, under participation, unreasonable group and political pressure, low status, strenuous working conditions, peer group relations, and unprofitability were found significant predictors and have negative effect on job satisfaction. So, the researchers recommend focusing reduction in the level of occupational stress among secondary-school-heads. Elementary and Secondary Education Department should have collaboration with policy makers to formulate rewarding and effective strategies for stress reduction for secondary school heads to have high spirit for yielding good outcomes.

Keywords: Relationship; Occupational Stress; Job Satisfaction; SecondarySchool-Heads (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).15

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