Occupational Stress and Anxiety as Predictors of Burnout

Abstract

Teachers especially working at the College level are under a great deal of stress related to various occupational stressors. Occupational stressors contribute to organizational inefficiency, high staff turnover, absenteeism due to sickness, decreased quality, and quantity of practice, increased costs of health care, and decreased job satisfaction. When there is a prolonged experience of occupational stress, it leads to professional burnout. The aim of the present investigation was to study Occupational Stress and State-Trait Anxiety as predictors of Burnout among college teachers. The data obtained from 100 college teachers in the Tri-city (Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula) were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Spearman's correlation and multiple regression. The analysis showed strong support for the hypothesis that there is a positive relationship between the occupational stress and professional burnout.