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Comparative Study
| Published: December 30, 2023
Comparative Analysis of Stress Levels and Psychological Well-being: Permanent vs. Hourly Contract College Faculty
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DIP: 18.01.314.20231104
DOI: 10.25215/1104.314
ABSTRACT
This study aims to explore and compare the levels of stress and psychological well-being among college faculty members employed in Contractual Hourly-Based (CHB) positions and Permanent positions. The sample consisted of 80 college teachers from various colleges in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Private University, Panvel, Navi Mumbai, divided into two groups: 40 CHB job teachers and 40 permanent job teachers. Data were collected using the Psychological Wellbeing Scale and the Social Readjustment Rating Scale to assess psychological well-being and stress levels, respectively. The findings revealed that permanent job teachers had significantly higher psychological well-being (M = 203.25) compared to CHB job teachers (M = 191.34), with a t-value of 7.62, significant at the 0.01 level. In terms of stress, CHB job teachers had higher stress levels (M = 764.35) than their permanent counterparts (M = 744.15), with a t-value of 15.89, also significant at the 0.01 level. These results suggest that permanent faculty experience better psychological well-being and lower stress than their CHB counterparts. The study underscores the importance of job security and work conditions in influencing the psychological health and stress levels of college teachers.
Keywords
Psychological well-being, Stress levels, College teachers, Contractual Hourly-Based (CHB) jobs, Permanent jobs, Job security, Mental health, Stress assessment
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© 2023, Gharat, S. N.
Received: November 29, 2023; Revision Received: December 20, 2023; Accepted: December 30, 2023
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ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.314.20231104
10.25215/1104.314
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Published in Volume 11, Issue 4, October-December, 2023