Work Overload and Workplace Bullying as Predictors of Occupational Stress among Secondary School Teachers Under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok  Areas 1 and 2

Nontirat  Pattanapakdee; Manop  Chunin

Authors

Nontirat Pattanapakdee Faculty of Applied Arts, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand 18000
Manop Chunin Faculty of Applied Arts, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand 18000

Keywords:

Work overload, Workplace bullying, Occupational stress, Teachers

Abstract

The objectives of this research were (1) to examine the relationship between work overload and occupational stress among teachers; (2) to examine the relationship between workplace bullying and occupational stress among teachers; and (3) to predict occupational stress among teachers using the elements of work overload and workplace bullying as predictors. The sample consisted of 402 secondary school teachers under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office in Bangkok, specifically in Area 1 and Area 2. A proportional stratified random sampling technique was employed to select the sample. The research instrument was a questionnaire, and the statistical analyses included frequency, percentage, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that (1) work overload had a positive relationship with occupational stress among teachers at the .01 level of statistical significance, with a moderate correlation (r = .524); (2) workplace bullying had a positive relationship with occupational stress among teachers at the .01 level of statistical significance, with a moderate correlation (r = .555); and (3) workplace bullying (destabilization element), work overload (quantitative element), and workplace bullying (unreal expectations element) collectively predicted 40.32% of occupational stress among teachers.

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