The study was conducted to determine the construct validity of the Teacher Occupational Stress Factor Questionnaire (TOSFQ). The instrument was administered to a sample of 144 elementary school teachers of the gifted. Four factors emerged from use of image analysis with varimax rotation. Factors of the TOSFQ were renamed as a result of the study, and comparisons to previous studies were made.
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