The International Journal of Indian Psychology: Volume: 01 | Issue: 03 | ISSN 2348-5396 © 2014 www.ijip.in April – June 2014 73 | P a g e Stress Management among Teaching & Non - Teaching Staff Pooja Verma*, Dr. Ravindra Kumar** Abstract The main objective of the present investigation is to examine the stress management among teaching and non teaching staff. A sample of 30 participants (15=Teaching & 15 Non Teaching) was drawn randomly drawn from the population. Stress Management Scale (SMS) by Dr. Pushpraj Singh & Anjali Srivastava was used for data collection. Data was collected by face to face interview method from the target population from different education institute of Ghaziabad city. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were calculated for the analysis of data. Results indicate that there is no significant difference among Teaching and Non-teaching staff participants in relation to stress management. Result revealed that Non teaching participants have higher mean score on stress management in compare to teaching participants. In simple terms it can be said that Non teaching participants have higher stress management. Keywords: Stress, Stress management, teaching and non teaching. Introduction People experience lot of stress in their life and also at work place. Kyriacou (2001) define stress as an „unpleasant emotional state fraught with tension, frustration, anxiety and emotional exhaustion‟. Stress is very unpleasant state which brings lot of tension frustration and irritation which is affects on work, relationships and daily life style. Lazarus (1999) defines “transactional approach to stress incorporating an interactive relationship between the person and the environment”. Stress is silent killer which does not allow people to have good bond between the people and the environment. People feel their surrounding is burden to them, which become difficult to manage. Stress as the psychological, physiological and behavioral response of an individual seeking to adopt and adjust to both the internal and external pressures (Olley; 1999). Various departments, groups and external environment factors affect individual behavior. Minimal level of stress is required for organizations to operate effectively. *Student, PGDGCP, Indian Institute of Psychology, Noida (U.P.) INDIA **Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychology, Mewar University, Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)