Occupational stress in secondary school teachersexamining the role of students' disruptive behaviour and/or attitudes and the perceived difficulty in conflict management

  1. Santiago Mariño, María José
  2. Otero López, Xosé Manuel
  3. Castro Bolaño, Cristina
  4. Villardefrancos Pol, Estíbaliz
Revista:
European journal of education and psychology

ISSN: 1888-8992,  1989-2209

Año de publicación: 2008

Volumen: 1

Número: 1

Páginas: 39-50

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

This study examines not only the role of students. disruptive behaviour and/or attitudes but also the difficulties perceived by teachers in managing conflicts as a function of the different sociodemographic and occupational variables (gender, age, professional experience, teaching cycle). The results obtained from a sample consisting in 1386 ESO teachers allow us to conclude that both types of stressors validly discriminate as a function of sociodemographic and occupational variables. Specifically, the stress associated to students. disruptive behaviour and to the difficulties faced by teachers in managing conflict has a greater incidence on female teachers, on second cycle teachers and on intermediate stages in the profession. If these findings are corroborated by further research, it would be important to design prevention and/or intervention programmes that are sensitive to these risk factors.

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