Date of Award:
5-2012
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education
Committee Chair(s)
Rebecca G. Lawver
Committee
Rebecca G. Lawver
Committee
Brian K. Warnick
Committee
Julie P. Wheeler
Abstract
Teacher stress has been a concern in educational research for several decades. This research sought to identify the specific coping methods which Utah agriculture and non-agriculture teachers utilize to manage potentially stressful events, and to determine if differences exist in the coping mechanisms used between agriculture teacher and non-agriculture teacher groups.
Results showed that agriculture teachers showed a greater level of occupational stress than non-agriculture teachers. It was also concluded that occupational stress for the two teaching groups came from different sources. In regard to the agriculture teacher group, certain demographic characteristics that led to a higher frequency of use for certain coping mechanisms. Specifically, length of teaching career, age, type of teaching certification, and hours spent on teaching and teaching related tasks all correlated to s preference for specific coping mechanisms.
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Recommended Citation
Smith, Kasee L., "Coping Mechanisms and Level of Occupational Stress Among Agriculture Teachers and Other Teaching Populations" (2012). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 1391.
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This work made publicly available electronically on December 21, 2012.