Relationship among Perceived Leadership Styles, Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction of Female Teachers

Abstract

Aim: The present study has been undertaken to find out the relationship among Perceived Leadership Styles, Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction of Female Teachers. Methods: The sample population was 100 female teachers of private higher secondary schools in Kolkata. Three tools, Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, Occupational Stress Index and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire were used for data collection. Transformational Leadership Style, Transactional Leadership Style and Laissez-faire Leadership Style were the three leadership styles measured in this study. The data was analyzed using SPSS Version 25. Result: Correlation among the variables were found to be significant. The correlation between laissez-faire leadership style and occupational stress, transformational leadership style and job satisfaction, and transactional leadership style and job satisfaction is positive while the correlation between transformational leadership style and occupational stress, transactional leadership style and occupational stress, laissez-faire leadership style and job satisfaction, and occupational stress and job satisfaction is negative.