The document reports on a study that examined the relationship between anxiety and job satisfaction among 120 secondary school teachers in India. The study found that private school teachers had higher anxiety levels and lower job satisfaction than government school teachers. There was a significant positive correlation between anxiety levels and job satisfaction for both government and private school teachers.

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Research Paper—Education
"A Study of Effect of Anxiety on Job Satisfaction of
Teachers Teaching At Secondary Level"
January,2013 * Dr. Satish Kumar
*Asst.Prof.,Mukhi College of Education,Gohana
A B S T R A C T
This study was conducted on 120 school teacher to find out the influence of anxiety on job satisfaction of teachers teaching
at secondary level from govt. and private schools. The investigator hypothesied that there is no significant difference bitween
anxiety level and job satishfaction of teachers in govt. and private secondary schools. The investigator found that there is
a significant difference between anxiety level and job satisfaction of teachers teaching in govt. and private secondary schools
because govt. secondary school teachers have more job satisfaction less anxiety level.And there is a significant co-relation
between anxiety and job satisfaction of govt. and private secondary school teachers.
Meaning of The Term Anxiety ary education can be given if the teachers working in
Anxiety in a way is, the most intimate experi- schools are satisfied with their job. If they are not
ence to man. It enters into man's life with the first breath satisfied, they cannot give effective education. There
and ends into man's life with the last. It is the main cause are so many factors which influence the job satisfac-
of all mental disorders.. The word in psychology goes tion of the teacher i.e. intelligence, education qualifica-
to Freud (1894). He expressed that anxiety results due tion. Anxiety is one of the most important factor of
to suppression of somatic sexual tensions- Libide. today's life. In this present age every profession is
Tillich, defined anxiety as a "reaction to threat of none affected by anxiety. Teaching profession cannot set
being. While according to Kierkegaard. "Anxiety is a aside itself from anxiety. Through this study, main
natural out come of the central thesis of existentialism- purpose is to study that to what extent of anxiety affect
the ontological freedom of man." the job satisfaction level of the secondary schools
Job Satisfaction teachers of urban area.
Job satisfaction is an individual attributes Objectives of The Study
and it is outcome of the fulfillment of the individual 1. To study the anxiety level of the teachers teaching
needs which vary greatly from one person to another. at secondary schools.
It is necessary condition for a healthy growth of 2. To study the job satisfaction of teachers teaching at
teacher's personality Job satisfaction is the way an secondary schools.
employee feels about his or her job. It is a generalized 3. To compare the anxiety level of the government and
attitude toward the job based on evaluation of different private secondary schools teachers.
aspects of the job. A pair of researches in (1972), exam- 4. To compare the job satisfaction of the government
ined several definitions of job satisfaction. Locke (1969), and private secondary schools teachers
defined job satisfaction as "pleasurable emotional state 5. To find out the effects of anxiety on job satisfaction
resulting from the appraisal of one's job achieving or of teachers teaching at secondary schools.
facilitating the achievement of one's job values. In 6. To find out the relationship between anxiety level
contrast to this definition he defined job dissatisfac- and job satisfaction of teachers teaching at govern
tion as the un-pleasure emotional state resulting from ment secondary schools.
the appraisal of one's job as frustrating or blocking the Hypotheses
attainment of one's job values on entailing disvalues." 1.There is no significant difference between anxiety
Both satisfaction and dissatisfaction were seen level of teachers teaching in government and private
as "a function of the perceived relationship between secondary schools.
what one wants from one's job and what one perceives 2.There is no significant difference between job satis
it a offering or entailing." faction of teachers teaching in government and private
Justification and Significance of The Study secondary schools.
"Job satisfaction of the teacher is the most 3. There is no significant relationship between anxiety
important factor in the field of education. Thus the level and job satisfaction of teachers teaching in
present study, by the investigator has to be taken up government secondary schools.
with a view in mind that secondary education is the 4. There is no significant relationship between anxiety
base of higher education. Good and effective Second- level and job satisfaction of teachers teaching in
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private secondary schools. 5. Hypothesis "There is no significant relationship
Sample between anxiety level and job satisfaction of teachers
For this research, twelve secondary schools teaching in government secondary schools" was re-
were selected from Rohtak district, six governments jected as there exhibited a strong positive relationship
and six private. Ten teachers were selected randomly between anxiety and job satisfaction of government
from each secondary school for Job-Satisfaction and secondary school teachers.
Anxiety Questionnaire. Questionnaires were adminis- 6. Hypothesis "There is no significant relationship
tered on them. In this way, there were 60-60 teachers between anxiety level and job satisfaction of teachers
from government and private secondary schools. teaching in private secondary schools" was rejected as
Method of The Study there exhibited an strong positive relationship between
Ex-Post facto research method is the best anxiety and job satisfaction of private secondary school
method of studying the interrelationship between so- teachers.
ciological or psychological variables. In this study Discussion of results
Job-satisfaction is the dependent variable, Anxiety and Table 4.5 Mean, Standard Deviation and 't' scores of anxiety
types of schools viz. government and private second- level of teachers teaching in government and private second-
ary schools
ary schools are the independent variables. S . Groups No. of Mean S D 't' value
Tools No. Stud ents Sc or es
Comprehensive Anxiety questionnaire and 1. Government 60 35.04 11.2 2.12*
teacher job-satisfaction questionnaire were two tools School teachers
2. Private School 60 40.10 12.9
used in this research for collecting the data. teachers
1. Comprehensive Anxiety Test (CA-Test) by Dr. *Significant at 0.05 level of significance
Harish Sharma, Dr. Rajeev Lochan Bhardwaj & Dr. It is observed from the table 4.5 that the mean scores of
Mahesh Bhargawa The C.A Test is composed 90 government school teachers is 35.04 and SD is 11.2,
statements type questions. Each question is re while mean scores of private school teachers is 40.1 and
lated to the common practice of routine life and are SD is 12.9. The 't' value is 2.12 which is significant at
required to respond it either Yes or in No. In these 0.05 level of significance. So the null hypothesis that
statements 78 were positively worded and only 12 is "that there is no significant difference between anxi-
(10, 15, 38, 41, 52, 55, 60, 66, 70, 74, 76, 78) were ety level of teachers teaching in government and pri-
worded negatively. vate secondary schools" is rejected.
2. Teacher'sJobSatisfactionScale TJSS was prepared 4.4 To compare the job satisfaction level of the
by Yudhvirendra Mudgil, Prof. I.S Muhar and government and private secondary schools teachers.
Prabha Bhatia consists of 75 statements/items. The hypothesis framed to achieve the above stated
Each statement/Item is followed by the five re objective is that there is no significant difference be-
sponses categories, i.e. Strongly Agree, Agree, In tween job satisfaction level of teachers teaching in
different or uncertain, Disagree, Strongly Disagree. government school and private schools.
Findings Table 4.6 Mean, Standard Deviation and 't' scores job satisfac-
. The findings of the study are presented here in tion level of teachers teaching in government and private
accordancence with the objectives. secondary schools
S. Groups No. of Mean S D 't' value
1. It has been found that secondary school teachers No. Students Sc or es
anxiety level is above average. 1. Government 60 255.2 32.8 3.71**
2. It has been found that secondary school teachers School teachers
job satisfaction level is very high. 2. Private School 6 0 246.8 28.6
teachers
3. Hypothesis "There is no significant difference **Significant at 0.01 level
between anxiety level of teachers teaching in gov It is observed from the table 4.6 that the mean scores of
ernment and private secondary schools" was re government school teachers is 255.2 and SD is 32.8,
jected because private school teacher have more while mean scores of private school teachers is 246.8
anxiety level than government school teachers. and SD is 28.6. The 't' value is 3.71 which is significant
4. Hypothesis "There is no significant difference at 0.01 level of significance. So the null hypothesis that
between job satisfaction of teachers teaching in is "that there is no significant difference between job
government and private secondary schools" was satisfaction level of teachers teaching in government
rejected because government secondary school and private secondary schools" is rejected. Govern-
teachers have more job satisfaction level then ment school teachers are more satisfied with their job
private school teachers. in their private school counterpart.
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4.5 To find out the correlation between anxiety level Table 4.8 Correlation between Anxiety and Job Satisfaction
and job satisfaction of government secondary school of private secondary school teachers
teachers. The hypothesis framed to achieve the above S . Variable No. of Mean S.D. 'r'
stated objective is that there is no significant relation- No. Students Sc or es
1. Anxiety 60 40.10 12.9 0.78
ship between anxiety level and job satisfaction of gov- 2. Job Satisfaction 60 246.8 28.6
ernment secondary school teachers. .In pursuance of
the objective stated above the correlation is computed vate secondary school teachers. In pursuance of the
by using Pearson's product moment method. objective stated above the correlation is computed by
Table 4.7 Correlation between Anxiety and Job Satisfaction of using Pearson's product moment method.
government secondary school teachers It is observed from the table 4.8 that the computed
S. Variable No. of Mean S.D. 'r'
No. Students Scores
value of co-efficient of correlation between Anxiety
1. Anxiety 60 35.04 11.2 0.82 and job satisfaction is 0.78, which is highly positive in
2. Job Satisfaction 60 255.2 32.8 nature that indicates a positive correlation. Hence, the
It is observed from the table 4.7 that the computed null hypothesis of no significant correlation between
value of co-efficient of correlation between Anxiety anxiety and job satisfaction of private school teachers
and job satisfaction is 0.82, which is highly positive in is rejected. Now, it can be interpreted that anxiety and
nature that indicates a positive correlation. Hence, the job satisfaction of private teacher students are corre-
null hypothesis of no significant correlation between lated with each other. According to the interpretation,
anxiety and job satisfaction of government school there is high correlation or substantial but marked re-
teachers is rejected. Now, it can be interpreted that lationship between anxiety and job satisfaction of pri-
anxiety and job satisfaction of government teacher vate teachers.
students are correlated with each other. According to Delimitation
the interpretation, there is high correlation or substan- 1 The study has been confined to secondary school
tial but marked relationship between anxiety and job level.
satisfaction of government teachers. 2 The study has been confined to urban area.
4.6 To find out the correlation between anxiety 3 The study has been confined to 120 teachers.
level and job satisfaction of private secondary school 4 The study has been confined to the effect of anxiety
teachers.The hypothesis framed to achieve the above on job satisfaction. *Asst.Prof.,Mukhi College of
stated objective is that there is no significant relation- Education,Gohana
ship between anxiety level and job satisfaction of pri-
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