Evaluating Resilience of Administrative Staff and Teaching Professionals

Abstract

Resilience is a term used to describe positive adaptability, coping style or the capacity to preserve or regain mental health in the face of difficulty. The present study aims at assessing the level of resilience in administrative staff and primary teachers with age range between 50 to 60 years. A total sample of 80 geriatrics comprised of 40 primary teachers and 40 administrative staff selected using simple random sampling method. The data was randomly collected from Nainital and Almora district from kumaon region of Uttarakhand, using resilience scale developed by Lakshmi and Narain (2017). For statistical analysis t-test and correlation was performed. The result showed that primary teachers and administrative staff had no significant difference in their level of resilience and its all dimensions. Furthermore, there is low significant correlation found between administrative staff and primary teachers on the different dimensions of resilience. Also, low significant inter-variable correlations found in administrative staff and primary teachers.