Stress in Higher Education: a Guide to Understanding Sources and Levels of Stress and Coping Strategies

Although it has been argued for some time that workers in academia have found their jobs to be highly satisfying, and in comparison with other occupations, relatively stress free, numerous studies have found high levels of stress in teachers. Attempts have also been made to isolate the job characteristics and working conditions that are considered the most stressful or have the strongest relationships with negative outcomes. This book, therefore, describes the levels and sources of stress and coping strategies of faculty and staff at institutions of higher education and to determine if these are related to some selected demographic characteristics such as gender, age marital status, years of employment and employment status. This book should provide information that would help in fostering well-being of workers so that they would not be too adversely affected by stress before concerns are addressed. Additionally, to guarantee retention and recruitment there is need to create this awareness.