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Work & Stress: An International Journal of Work, Health & Organisations Volume 7, Issue 3, 1993

Mental health, job satisfaction and occupational stress among UK teachers

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DOI: 10.1080/02678379308257062 Cheryl J. Traversa & Cary L. Cooperb pages 203-219

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Abstract This paper presents the findings of a large-scale nationwide investigation into stress among teachers in the UK, Data were collected via a questionnaire, from a random sample of 1790 teachers drawn from a cross-section of school types, sectors and teaching grades. Univariate analysis of the results revealed that teachers, as compared with other highly stressed occupational groups, experienced lower job satisfaction and poorer mental health. With regard to various subgroups in the sample, bivariate analysis revealed that it is necessary to consider the relationship between the level and nature of stress experienced and membership of a particular subgroup within the teaching profession (e.g. being a head teacher). Further examination of the data via the use of multivariate analysis revealed that ten reliable factors regarding sources of job pressure could be obtained for this sample of teachers. Teachers were found to be reporting stress-related manifestations that were far higher than the population norms and of other comparable occupational groups. Multiple regression analysis was performed on the total sample and various subgroups, and it was discovered that the job pressure factors of management/structure of the school and lack of status and promotion were the major predictors of job dissatisfaction. Mental ill-health was predicted by a variety of job pressure and personal factors, but predominantly linked to job pressure from ambiguity of the teacher's role. Intention to leave was found to be most highly related to mental ill-health in teachers. Home > List of Issues > Table of Contents > Stress in Teaching: a study of occupational stress and its determinants, job satisfaction and career commitment among primary schoolteachers Browse journal View all volumes and issues Current issue Latest articles Most read articles

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Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology Volume 11, Issue 1, 1991

Stress in Teaching: a study of occupational stress and its determinants, job satisfaction and career commitment among primary schoolteachers
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DOI: 10.1080/0144341910110104 Mark G. Borga*, Richard J. Ridinga & Joseph M. Falzona pages 59-75

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Abstract A questionnaire survey of 710 Maltese primary schoolteachers revealed that the level of teacher stress, job satisfaction and career commitment was constituted differently in some of the teacher demographic subgroups. A principal components analysis of the stress ratings of 20 items covering various aspects of the teacher's work environment yielded four factors described in terms of pupil misbehaviour, time/ resource difficulties, professional recognition needs and poor relationships. Teacher sex and abilitygroup taught interacted significantly with the stress factors. Results also showed that teachers who reported greater stress were less satisfied with their job and less committed to choose a teaching career were they to start life over again. Moreover, the association between the general measure of job stress and the stress due to each of the four stress factors was strongest for pupil misbehaviour and time/resource difficulties. Of the four factors, professional recognition needs had the strongest inverse relationship with job satisfaction and career commitment. Home > List of Issues > Table of Contents > Stress and Job Satisfaction among Primary School Teachers in Malta Browse journal View all volumes and issues Current issue Latest articles Most read articles Most cited articles

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Educational Review Volume 41, Issue 3, 1989

Stress and Job Satisfaction among Primary School Teachers in Malta

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DOI: 10.1080/0013191890410307 Mark G. Borga* & Joseph M. Falzona pages 271-279

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A questionnaire survey was conducted on 844 primary school teachers in Maltese state schools to investigate the prevalence of stress and the level of job satisfaction. Three out of every 10 teachers rated their job as very/extremely stressful. Length of teaching experience and agegroup taught were found to be moderators of teacher stress. The great majority of respondents (75.5%) were fairly/very satisfied with teaching. Sex and age group taught proved to be moderators of job satisfaction. The results revealed significant negative correlations between selfreported teacher stress and job satisfaction, and between teacher stress and intention to take up a teaching career a second time. Home > List of Issues > Table of Contents > The externalized nature of teachers' occupational stress and its association with job satisfaction Browse journal View all volumes and issues Current issue Most read articles Most cited articles Authors and submissions Subscribe Journal information News & offers

Work & Stress: An International Journal of Work, Health & Organisations Volume 6, Issue 1, 1992

The externalized nature of teachers' occupational stress and its association with job satisfaction
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DOI: 10.1080/02678379208257037 John McCormicka & Robert Solmana pages 33-44

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Abstract The dimension of blame was explored as part of a conceptual framework for teachers' externalization of occupational stress. It was proposed that teachers allocate principal responsibility for their occupational stress to sources external to the individual. The authors suggest that teachers externalize their dissatisfaction to these (external to self) domains. This hypothesis was explored with a sample (n=111) of teachers in the service of the New South Wales Department of Education, Australia. A survey, composed of multiple items, dealt separately with the phenomena of perceived occupational satisfaction-dissatisfaction and stress. Four stress factors were isolated. These were named: personal, student, school and external (to school). These factors were consistent with the authors' hypothesis that teachers generally externalize blame for their stress. Further examination of the association between the satisfaction factor scores and the stress factor scores revealed significant canonical correlations. The main contributors to the correlation between stress and satisfaction factors were the personal domain (stress) and income (satisfaction) and the school domain (stress) and school culture (satisfaction).

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A STUDY OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS ON JOB SATISFACTION AMONG TEACHERS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CORPORATE, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL OF NEPAL: EMPIRICAL STUDY
D P Kayastha1, R Kayastha2 1Department of Chemistry, Budhanilkantha School, 2Department of Natural Sciences(Mathematics),

School of Science, Kathmandu University, NEPAL. deepakkayastha@bnks.edu.np ,rkayastha@ku.edu.np

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Occupational stress and Job satisfaction and both indicate people appraisal towards the workplace and work it. Thus, it is important to have valid measure of job satisfaction and occupational stress. This measure is also important in the Nepalease teaching context. This preliminary study established internal consistency using Cronbach alpha values for both instruments. In addition to this, the article investigates the relationship between teacher stress and job satisfaction facets with particular reference to corporate, Higher Secondary School of Nepal. The findings of the study revealed that the reliability of both instruments were greater than 0.82. The Determinants of job stress that have been examined under this study include, Role overload, Role ambiguity, Role Conflict, Unreasonable Group and Political Pressures, Responsibility for person, Under participation, Powerlessness, Poor peer Relation, Intrinsic Impoverishment, Low status, Strenuous Working conditions, Un profitability. The Determinants of job satisfaction that have been examined under this study include Work, pay, co-workers, supervision, Promotion, Job in general. The sample consists of a Government, Private and Public Higher Secondary School teacher of Nepal from Kathmandu and Latitpur District of Nepal. The results show there is a significant relationship between Job stressors, job stress and job satisfaction. Keywords: Job stress, job satisfaction, reliability