Factors affecting occupational stress among teachers of a secondary school in Sarawak
This study aimed to examine factors affecting occupational stress among teachers of a secondary school in Sarawak. The specific objectives of this study are to examine the significant difference between occupational stress levels of different subgroups according to their (1) gender, (2) marital...
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| Format: | Project Paper Report |
| Language: | English English |
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1999
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9167/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9167/1/FPP_1999_60%20IR.pdf |
| Summary: | This study aimed to examine factors affecting occupational stress among
teachers of a secondary school in Sarawak.
The specific objectives of this study are to examine the significant difference
between occupational stress levels of different subgroups according to their (1) gender,
(2) marital status, (3) service grade, (4) length of years of teaching experience, (5) race,
(6) age group, and (7) education level. This study also examined the significant
difference between social support of different subgroup of teachers according to gender
and marital status. The research designs used by this ex post facto study are
independent two-tailed t-test and One Way ANOVA. The respondents compound of95
teachers who are selected by using the stratified random sampling. Teacher Stress
Inventory (TSI) was used to determine the factors that cause occupation stress. Teacher Stress Level Inventory (TSLI) was used to determine the level of stress among
teachers. The Social Support Behaviour (SS-B) scale was used to determine the
support from family and friends.
The results reveal that the occupational stress levels of teachers is generally
low. The factors that they perceived to be most stressful is pupil misbehavior whereas
the two least important factors are time pressure and poor working conditions. The
results indicated that there is a significant difference in stress according race. Chinese
teachers are found to be facing most stress and compared to Sarawak native teachers
and Malay teachers. It is also found that there are significant difference in friend social
support by gender and marital status. Finally, the results reveal that there are moderate
or substantial correlation between four stress factors (pupil misbehavior, poor working
conditions, time pressure and poor school ethos) with teacher stress levels. |
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