Abstract
The present study focused on the influence of permanent and temporary jobs status in teaching field on the teachers level of depression. In psychology the term depression is used in many different ways: to describe transient states of low mood experienced by all people at some time in their life through to severe psychiatric disorders. Depression is understood to be a condition that generally comes and goes that is more likely at certain stages of the life cycle and with some types driven by genetic, biological factors and other types being more a response to major life
events. The objectives of the study: to find out the level of depression among the sample groups. And also to compare the depression levels among the government and private teachers due to differ in their job status. Hypothesis of the study: There would be significance difference among government and private teachers in their depression due to job status. Sample of the study- fifty government school teachers and fifty private school teachers randomly selected for the study both male and female in equal number from Kalaburagi district. Data collection: the researcher was met sample when they were in rest and given information about his work and instruction of depression scale for the collection of the data. Statistical techniques like mean, SD, t test used in the study to test the research hypothesis of the study.
Key Words: Depression, Job Status, Government Teachers, Private Teachers.
Author-Pradeep Kumar Mahantagouda