Role of Work Role Stress in Mental Health: A Comparative Study of Dual Career Teachers Couple

By : Avantika Singh

Page No: 87-95

Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of work role stress in mental health of dual career teacher couples. Mental health plays an important role in well-being of dual career couples. It equally affects the teacher’s professional (involvement in job, productivity, job satisfaction and so many other things) and personal life (family satisfaction, etc.). This study was conducted on 250 dual career teacher couples from the two cities of Uttar Pradesh i.e. Varanasi and Lucknow. The samples were taken from universities and their affiliated colleges situated in Varanasi and Lucknow. The results indicate that work role stress was found to be significantly and negatively correlated with mental health. The results of t-test reveal that mental health was found high in low work role stress group as compared to high work role stress group. Therefore, findings of the results indicate that if teachers have low work stress they will be mentally healthy and when they are mentally fit and fine, their family and professional life will be more balanced and they will be more positive in their functioning. It is most important that teachers with sound mental health will produce better students, better researchers and most importantly a good human being for the nation.

Author :
Avantika Singh : UGC Post-Doctoral Fellow — Department of Education, R R PG College, Amethi, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh)