Coping Actions and Occupational Stress among School Teachers

Abstract

A questionnaire was used to identify the relative frequency with which a sample of comprehensive school teachers used various actions to cope with occupational stress. The most frequently used coping actions reported were ‘try to keep things in perspective’, ‘try to avoid confrontations’ and ‘try to relax after work’. A principal components analysis of the coping actions revealed three factors which were labelled ‘express feelings and seek support’, ‘take considered actions’ and ‘think of other things’.