This study employed the descriptive-correlation research design to determine whether secon-
dary school teachers experience work-related stress. Participants included 239 teachers
selected from schools in the Hhohho region of Swaziland. A questionnaire was used as the
instrument to determine the level of work-related stress experienced by these teachers. Findings
showed that teachers were moderately stressed by their work. Contractual problems and the
nature of their work were two aspects that were reported to be the main stressors for the
sample, while the work environment and work relationships were only mildly stressful. There
was a weak relationship between the level of work-related stress and the demographic variables
of gender, marital status, and qualifications. Age had a moderate significant relationship with
the level of work-related stress for the sample. The study recommends that stress management
programmes for teachers are imperative to deal with the consequences of stress.

doi: 10.15700/saje.v33n1a607