Relationship of Stress and Job Satisfaction: A Comparative Study of Male & Female of Dual Career Teacher Couples of India

Abstract

The manuscript compares the relationship of stressors at 'work', 'family domains', and 'the work family interface' on the job satisfaction of male and female members of dual career teacher couples. The sample comprises of 254 dual career teacher couples from universities of the northeastern states of India, with at least one member from the couple teaching at the tertiary level of education. The results indicate that stressors related to work-role and work-family conflict negatively relate to job satisfaction of both the genders. Family role stresses positively relate to the female member's job satisfaction but have no relationship to that of their male partner's. The results also indicate that female members face more stress than the male members. Both genders with high work-family conflict and work-role stress have lower levels of job satisfaction than those facing lower family conflict and work-role stress. Females facing high 'family roles stress' experience higher job satisfaction than those facing low 'family role stress'.