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Occupational Stress in Teachers INTRODUCTION Background of the Prob

According to Schwab and Iwanicki (1982), occupational stress in teachers can lead to a variety of negative outcomes including emotional exhaustion, feelings of depersonalization, and a sense of failure with one's personal accomplishment--a condition the authors refer to as "burnout." Burnout is one of the major reasons that teachers leave the teaching profession, a loss that results in added costs in training and hiring for the field of education (Niles & Anderson, 1993). In other words, the negative outcomes of teachers' occupational stress can be both internal and external.

Because of the negative outcomes associated with occupational stress, many studies have attempted to better understand the phenomenon of occupational stress as it relates to education. These studies have found that degree of stress can differ as a function of several variables. For example, Mo (1991), in a study examining for relationships among secondary school teachers' levels of occupational stress, personality type, and social support, found that burnout was greater among teachers new to the profession, teachers with more personal (non-job related) stress in their lives, teachers who lacked strong social support systems, and teachers with Type A personalities.

Similarly, in his study of occupational stress and teaching, Borg (1991) identified four factors that contributed to teachers' level of occupational stress. These factors were: (1) pupil misbehavior, (2) time/resource difficulties, (3) professional recognition needs, and (4) poor relationships with other teachers and/or administrators.

Other factors that have been found to be associated with level of occupational stress in teachers include: location of the school (Wheeler, 1995); role conflict and role ambiguity (Fogelson, 1992); the degree to which teachers have strong coping skills (Chilton, 1990); the degree to which teachers feel that they are able to motivate students (Greenwoo...

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