The Relationship between Perceived Stress and Life Satisfaction During COVID-19 Among University Teachers
Abstract
This research aims to see the association between perceived stress and satisfaction with life among university teachers during COVID-19. It was hypothesized that (1) There would be significant relationship between the perceived stress and life satisfaction among university teachers. (2) Participants who scored low on perceived stress would score high on the life satisfaction scale and vice versa. (3) There would be a significant difference among genders in perceived stress and life satisfaction. The sample comprises 200 participants from the diverse universities of Sindh through a random sampling technique. The participants’ age range was between 24 to 60 years. Data was collected by self-administered form via in-person and online. Demographic information was taken, which includes Age, Gender, University, Qualification and Post in their respective departments or institutes. The measures of the Perceived Stress Scale (Sheldon Cohen, 1983) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) by Diener et al. (1985) were administered respectively. To analyze the results, the correlation coefficient and t-value were used to see the relationship between variables and gender differences through SPSS vol. 25. The result reveals a significant relationship between perceived stress and satisfaction with life. The correlation coefficient of both variables is significant at the level of 0.05. The result also shows a significant gender difference in that females show more stress than males, which also makes a difference on the scale of satisfaction with life.
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