International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research 36 International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research ISSN: 2455-2070; Impact Factor: RJIF 5.22 www.socialresearchjournals.com Volume 2; Issue 10; October 2016; Page No. 36-42 A study on occupational stress of teachers working in DIET colleges with regard to age and region 1 D Prasanna Kumari, 2 Dr. G Suneetha Bai 1, Research Scholar, Department of Education., S.P.Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India 2 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education, S. P. Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India Abstract The present study was taken up to find out occupational stress amongst teachers working in DIET colleges of united Andhra Pradesh. The study also aimed to find out influence of age and region on occupational stress. Descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. A sample of 480 college teachers from different DIET colleges were selected by stratified random sampling technique. The “Occupational Stress Index” was developed and standardized by Srivastava, A.K. and Singh, A.P. (1981) was adopted and used for data collection. The data were analysed by using statistical techniques viz., Mean, SD and t-test. The results revealed that there is a significant difference among teachers with different age groups i.e. below 30 years, 30-45 years, 46 years and above. Further, it also revealed that no significant difference in occupational stress of teachers working in different regions (i.e. Telangana, Andhra and Rayalaseema). Keywords: occupational stress, teachers 1. Introduction Stress The modern world, which is said to be a world of achievements, is also a world of stress. one finds stress everywhere, whether it be within the family, business, organization or any profession or any other social or economic activity. The concept of stress was first introduced in the life sciences by Selye (1936) [8] . The concept was borrowed from the natural sciences. Stress was derived from the latin word “stringer”, mean to drawn light where stress is locked as an outside stimulus first, a second concept defines stress as a persons response to a disturbance. Stress was popularly used in 17 th century to mean hardship, strain, adversity or affliction. The term was used in the 18 th and 19 th centuries to denote force, pressure, strain strong effort with reference to an object or a person. Lazarus (1960) [5] defines that “stress occurs when there are demands on the person which tax or exceed his adjustment resources”. Stress is an organisms total response to environmental pressures. A state of physiological or psychological strain caused by adverse stimuli. Occupational Stress Occupational stress is a term used to define ongoing stress that is related to the work place. The stress may have to do with the responsibilities associated with the work itself, or be caused by the condition that are based in the corporate culture or personality conflicts. As with other forms of occupational stress can eventually effect both physical and emotional wellbeing if not managed effectively. World Health Organizations (WHO) states occupational or work related stress is the response people, may have when presented with work demands and pressures that are not matched to their knowledge and abilities and which challenge their ability to cope. Siuoling Kobasa (1982) occupational stress also leads to absenteeism, turnover to other jobs and job satisfaction and low performance. Utpal Kalita, (2015) [10] occupational stress refers to physical, mental and emotional wear and tear brought about by incongruence between the requirement of job capabilities, resources and need of the teacher to cope with job demands. Some main sources of stress  Threat to profession status  Threat to Personal status  Isolation  Excess work  Destabilization i.e., lack of credit for work,  Meaningless tasks etc.  Level of tasks performed  Level of job complexities  Variety of tasks performed  Physical environment  Long working hours  Insufficient pay  Role ambiguity  Poor teaching facilities  Poor organizational climate  Strained relationship with colleagues Teachers Stress In changing times and advent of knowledge explosion the teachers have to keep themselves abreast of the expectation of the students of all occupations, the profession of teaching occupies important and prestigious place in the society. The teacher is a real maker of history, then for a good teacher must have a balanced personality because every time inside and outside of the classroom and institution, his personality influence everyone. In this regard Kothari Commission (1964-66) aptly said of all the different factors which influence the quality of education and its contribution on national development, the quality, competence and character of teachers are undoubtedly the most significant. At present, in this competitive world the academic achievement of