Coping Mechanisms Utah Agriculture Teachers Use to Manage Teaching Related Stress

Autor/inn/en	Lawver, Rebecca G.; Smith, Kasee L.
Titel	Coping Mechanisms Utah Agriculture Teachers Use to Manage Teaching Related Stress
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 55 (2014) 1, S.76-91 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Education; Coping; Stress Management; Questionnaires; Time Management; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Characteristics; Likert Scales; Online Surveys; Work Environment; Faculty Development; Teacher Motivation; Correlation; Teacher Attitudes; Tenure; Stress Variables; Job Satisfaction; Statistical Analysis; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Bewältigung; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Fragebogen; Zeitmanagement; Likert-Skala; Arbeitsmilieu; Korrelation; Lehrerverhalten; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the level of occupational stress among Utah agriculture teachers, and to determine the coping mechanisms utilized to manage teaching related stressful events. Teachers were asked to rank their level of occupational stress according to the scale used by the American Psychological Association Stress in America report. Additionally, respondents completed the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Folkman & Lazarus, 1988) to identify a significant stressful teaching related event and further evaluate the coping mechanisms used to manage that event. Upon identifying coping mechanisms teachers utilized, results were analyzed and compared to demographic characteristics using Pearson bivariate correlation. Results concluded that agriculture teachers reported statistically higher levels of stress than the average American. A statistically significant correlation was found between age and level of stress, indicating that levels of stress increase as agriculture teachers age. Additionally, significant correlations existed between age, length of teaching, time spent on teaching and teaching related tasks, and type of certification related to preference for specific coping mechanisms. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01