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Stress in One Occupational Group: Teachers, February 1996.

PB97104855

Publication Date	1996
Personal Author	Schonfeld, I.
Page Count	70
Abstract	The factors which may adversely affect teachers' psychological well being during the first 3 years of their careers were identified. Newly employed women teachers in the New York metropolitan area were followed in a longitudinal study. A matched comparison group of nonteachers was also studied. Adverse effects were monitored using measures of depressive symptoms, psychophysiological symptoms such as headaches or stomach aches, self esteem, job satisfaction, and motivation to teach in the future. The most important predictor of psychological outcomes was found to be the Episodic Stressor Scale. General support, supervisor support, and colleague support were found to have beneficial effects. The behavior of students, including physically assulative, excessively verbally assaultive and disruptive behavior, was found to have a negative effect on morale. The authors recommends that administrative units not permit students who are inclined to fight, to bring weapons to school, or who threaten harm to teachers or other students to sit in regular classrooms.
Keywords	Industrial hygiene Occupational safety and health Teachers Psychological disorders Stress(Psychology) Education Job strees Emotional stress Stress(Physiology) Workplace violence Violent behavior
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	City Coll., New York. School of Education.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Jun 88-Sep 95.
NTIS Issue Number	199701

Stress in One Occupational Group: Teachers, February 1996.

Stress in One Occupational Group: Teachers, February 1996.
PB97104855

Publication Date	1996
Personal Author	Schonfeld, I.
Page Count	70
Abstract	The factors which may adversely affect teachers' psychological well being during the first 3 years of their careers were identified. Newly employed women teachers in the New York metropolitan area were followed in a longitudinal study. A matched comparison group of nonteachers was also studied. Adverse effects were monitored using measures of depressive symptoms, psychophysiological symptoms such as headaches or stomach aches, self esteem, job satisfaction, and motivation to teach in the future. The most important predictor of psychological outcomes was found to be the Episodic Stressor Scale. General support, supervisor support, and colleague support were found to have beneficial effects. The behavior of students, including physically assulative, excessively verbally assaultive and disruptive behavior, was found to have a negative effect on morale. The authors recommends that administrative units not permit students who are inclined to fight, to bring weapons to school, or who threaten harm to teachers or other students to sit in regular classrooms.
Keywords	Industrial hygiene Occupational safety and health Teachers Psychological disorders Stress(Psychology) Education Job strees Emotional stress Stress(Physiology) Workplace violence Violent behavior
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	City Coll., New York. School of Education.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Jun 88-Sep 95.
NTIS Issue Number	199701