Study On The Teacher Stress And Strain In Elementary And Middle School

Objective: This study was conducted to assess occupational stress and work ability in Elementary and Middle School. The results will help to assess the level of the character of teacher stress, and to take the intervention measures for enhancing teacher's work ability and work efficiency.Methods : Teachers were engaged in a complex and stressful mental work. Excessive stress can decrease their work ability and damage their physical and psychological health. To assess teacher stress a standardized scale ''the Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Edition (OSI-R)"recently developmented (in 1998) to measure occupational stress and strain was used in this study. The method combining a spot with in a lab was adopted to explore the occupational stress level, stressor, strain, coping resources, and the relationship between the occupational stress and serum sugar; serum lipids, or work ability in elementary & middle school teachers.In order to explore the stressors and the strain of teachers in elementary and middle schools. The sample was composed of 435 teachers (176 males, 259 females) in accordance with the whole group randomized sampling method. Their average age was 37.39 years old (ranged from 20-78 years old). There were 272 teachers in middle school, 163 in elementary school.Results: (1) The occupational stress in male was significantly higher than it in female , and it in the teachers whose age between 40 and 50 lower than it in the others.(2) Strain in male was significantly lower than it in female, and it in the teachers whose age between 40 and 50 lower than it in the others.(3) Personal resources in the teachers whose age between 40 and 50 lower than it in the others. It in Elementary School higher than it in Middle School.