Analysing the Causes of Stress Among Non-Academic Staff in Higher Education Institutions

Non-academic staff members are the backbone of higher educational institutions. But they are not properly recognised in educational institutions due to various reasons. The purpose of this research is to examine the various factors causing stress to non-academic staff in higher educational institutions. The study was confined to 120 sample respondents working as non-academic staff in arts and science colleges located in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. The study indicates long working hours, over workload, organizational changes, deadline pressure, shifts in responsibility, poor employee management relations, lack of appropriate skills, lack of adequate resources and bias among co-workers are the major causes of work stress to non-academic staff in the higher educational institution. This research indicates that every non-teaching staff has stress and they are following some techniques to cope with the stress to burnout and refresh themselves. It is suggested that higher education institutions should take care of the non-teaching staff to improve the productivity and pleasant work environment in the institution.