A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANXIETY AMONG SCIENCE TEACHERS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL IN RAWALPINDI REGION

Abstract

Teaching profession is one of the most painstaking in the world and is highly susceptible to psychological and physical health issues. Throughout the professional career, teachers suffer anxiety. This study aimed to determine the anxiety level of science teachers at FGEI Cantt. / Garrison institutes. It throws light upon the factors which cause anxiety. To find the level of anxiety a questionnaire was adapted and the data was collected. In this study teacher’s anxiety was measured by using the adapted Job Anxiety Scale of Schmalbach et al. The anxiety questionnaire was comprising 15 items. A Sample of 96 teachers from 20 FG Cantt/Garrison schools in Rawalpindi Cantt was selected for the study. For analysis of the data the SPSS tool version 26 was used. Teachers’ anxiety level was found moderate. The purpose of this study was to find out the difference of anxiety between male and female teachers and found that there was no significant difference between the anxiety of male and female teachers. In the comparison of anxiety mean for the class. Significant meandifference was found regarding anxiety of class 9th and 10th teachers. Moreover, there was no significant difference among the subjects on the anxiety of science teachers. It is recommended to take necessary measures are necessary to reduce the anxiety of science teachers. The findings have significant implications for all stakeholders in education. However, it is anticipated that addressing factors including as workload, student behavior, and working circumstances might help instructors to minimize anxiety.