Anxiety and Perceived Stress among Primary School Teachers in Rural Area Engaged in Online Teaching During COVID-19 Pandemic

Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the level of anxiety and perceived stress among primary school teachers in rural area engaged in online teaching during Covid-19 Pandemic. Settings and Design: A comparative study with simple two group design on primary school teachers in rural areas in Nashik district, Maharashtra, India. Material and Methods: The total sample of 30 primary school teachers in rural area (15 male Teachers and 15 female teachers) from the rural areas of Nashik District. The age group of the sample was 40 to 50 years. The data was collected by online mode (Google Form) for avoiding physical contacts as per the government guidelines of physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) by Hamilton (1959), Perceived Stress Scale by Sheldon Cohen (1988) were used for data collection. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were used for observing the level of anxiety and stress and Student’s t-test was used for finding gender difference. Results: The Mean and SD of anxiety the mean and SD of males (M = 42.27, SD = 6.14) and female (M = 42.80, SD = 3.97) and the t value 0.260 was found to be statistically not significant. The Mean and SD of mean of males (M = 34, SD = 2.80) and female (M = 33.73, SD = 2.76) and t value 0.261 was found to be statistically not significant. Conclusions: Primary schools teachers in rural are experience the high level of anxiety and perceived stress while engaged in online teaching during Covid-19 Pandemic. There were no gender difference in terms of anxiety and perceived stress among primary school teachers in rural area engaged in online teaching during Covid-19 Pandemic.