TITLE:
Workplace Distress and Eustress among Teachers during the Pandemic
AUTHORS:
Isra Gulzar, Zarafshan Ashraf, Abdullah Mehmood
KEYWORDS:
Distress, Distant Learning, Education System of Pakistan, Eustress, Teachers Stress Level, Administration & Management Role
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.11,
October
17,
2022
ABSTRACT: Workplace stress and
distress are the terms abundantly present in the literature. These terms have
been studied and explored numerous times in multiple contexts. However, the
literature contains evident gaps in exploring the other outcome of stress,
which is eustress. This study aimed to explore the different Workplace distress
and eustress among teachers during the pandemic. The current study investigates
the potential stressors and their outcomes among private school teachers also
the role played by COVID-19 and technology-based learning. For this purpose, the
qualitative research design is used. Semi-structured in-depth analysis was used
to collect data using the snowball sampling technique. The empirical findings
revealed that teachers were highly stressed. Work overload, role conflict,
workplace politics, organizational support, job insecurity, and financial
strains are the major sources of workplace distress. Another contributing
factor is technology stress, especially during COVID-19. On the other hand,
positive stressors play a significant role in developing the feeling of eustress
among teachers and reportedly have a positive impact on their health,
satisfaction, behavior, performance, and commitment.