Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ειδική ΑγωγήLibrary of the School of Education
Supervisors info:
Χριστίνα Συριοπούλου-Δελλή, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Εκπαίδευσης και Κοινωνικής Πολιτικής, Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας
Αναστασία Αλευριάδου, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Νηπιαγωγών, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
Original Title:
Εργασιακό Στρες και Ψυχική Ανθεκτικότητα Εκπαιδευτικών Ειδικής και Γενικής Αγωγής Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης
Translated title:
Occupational Stress and Mental Resilience of Primary General and Special Education Teachers
Summary:
In the last decades, more and more researchers have turned their attention to the occupational stress which is faced by those participating in humanities. This is about a mass phenomenon that is very common in the circle of teachers, affecting their mental health. In light of the complex role the teachers play, the development of their mental resilience is considered particularly important in the management of stressful situations and in the empowerment of their students. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between occupational stress and mental resilience of Greek primary school teachers, as well as their association with demographic factors such as years of service, age and educational level. The study involved 174 teachers, who completed a questionnaire consisting of the Work Stress Scale, the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and demographic data. The results showed a statistically significant negative relationship between occupational stress and mental resilience, with the latter being a predictor of the development of occupational stress. It turned out that the higher the occupational stress the teachers had, the lower their mental resilience was. Also, a negative relationship was found between occupational stress and years of service of teachers. The more years of service the teachers had, the less occupational stress they experienced in their daily lives. A positive relationship was also found between mental resilience and years of service. In relation to age, no statistically significant differences were found between the means of the age groups of the participants and their scores on mental resilience and occupational stress. Finally, regarding the relationship between occupational stress and educational level, there was no correlation emerged between the latter and mental resilience.
Main subject category:
Education
Keywords:
occupational stress, mental resilience, teachers, protective factors, coping strategies
Number of references:
207
