Occupational Stress in Teachers INTRODUCTION Background of the Prob

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, (

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scores? Purpose of the Study The proposed research has two general purposes. The first purpose of the study is merely to replicate existing findings indicating that teachers' levels of occupational stress and burnout are associated with the demographics of age, gender, and grade level. The second purpose of the study is to expand the existing research. In this regard, the proposed research will expand the existing knowledge base through a test of the notion that one possible factor producing the increased stress felt by middle school teachers is that the stressors they experience are more frequently stressors that cause feelings of depersonalization. In terms of design specifics, the research problem can be characterized as a study of occupational stress and burnout for two groups of teachers: elementary school teachers and middle school teachers. Both the occupational stress and burnout measures will be correlated with each other for all teacher groups; moreover, the two measures will be examined for differences in relation to differences in teachers' ages, gender, and grade level assignment. Finally, all teachers will be surveyed as to several different occupational factors and the degree to which they believe each
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