Gender Differences on Occupational Stress Level among Government College Teachers in the State of Sikkim

Since the advancement and progress in the science and technology, there have been tremendous changes in the lifestyle. Thus, the life of an average urban person has become a constant struggle with pressures, conflicts and limitations. The stresses are continuously evoked and it is almost impossible to escape from it. These developments have made stress a central phenomenon of interest to the students of many disciplines namely medicine, psychology, sociology and anthropology (Ramalingaswami, 1990). While the contexts and sources of stress have been studied by different disciplines at various levels, its analysis remains the major concern of the psychologists. Stress at work can be a real problem to the organization as well as for its workers. Good management and good work organization are the best forms of stress prevention. Stress occurs in a wide range of work circumstances but is often made worse when employees feel they have little support from supervisors and colleagues and where they can cope with its demands and pressures (Vijayadurai & Venkatesh, 2012).