Job stress reflects the individuals’ reactions to the characteristics of work environment, which is considered as a threat by an individual, demonstrating a mismatch between individuals’ capabilities and the work environment (Jamal, 2007). It is a condition, which represents the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when job requirements do not match the worker’s capabilities and resources available.
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Management of Sources of Stress: Effects and Coping Strategies by Teachers to Improve Human Resources for the Industrialization Process in Tanzania
Majiyd Hamis Suru (University of Dodoma, Tanzania) and Suma Hezron Mwampulo (Local Government Training Institute (LGTI), Dodoma, Tanzania)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 29
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6471-4.ch007
Abstract
Proper treatment of teachers as necessary human resources in the development of knowledge, novel skills, innovativeness, and creativity to young generation is a critical component in the fourth industrial development in Africa. This chapter sets to localize the position of teachers in the time of fourth industrial rejuvenation in the context of Tanzania. A phenomenological research design was employed to study the sources of stress, effect of job-related stress, and workable strategies adopted to cope with job stress to improve work performance. Purposive sampling was used to select 13 informants for in-depth interviews and 50 participants for Focus Group Discussion. Work-related stresses were reported to intensify absenteeism, turnover, and poor work performance among teachers while socialization and religious congregation were reported as positive coping strategies to counterbalance job-related stress. The study recommends designing of sustainable socialization program to lessen stress among teachers to improve their work performance.