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    Psychometric characteristics of the Teacher Stress Questionnaire by Travers and Cooper. Preliminary study

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    SUMMARY. Introduction: This study analyses the psychometric charac- teristics of the Teacher Stress Ques- tionnaire (TSQ; Travers & Cooper, 1996). The TSQ is composed of a general information section and of five scales: the Crown-Crisp Experi- ential Index (Crown & Crisp, 1979); the Type A Behavioural Style Inven- tory (Bortner, 1969); the Job Satis- faction Scale (Warr, Cook & Wall, 1979); the Sources of Pressure in Teaching Scale (Travers & Cooper, 1996); the Coping Style Inventory (Cooper, Sloan & Williams, 1988). Methods: The Italian version of TSQ was submitted to 320 teachers ran- domly drawn from a cross-section of school types. We verified the con- struct validity of the questionnaire in the Italian setting by means of the factor analysis and by measuring the internal consistency of the single scales. All the dimensions measured by the TSQ were compared for sub- groups of sample of all levels of teachers. Some features of the teacher’s personality and job which best predict those at “high risk” were highlighted. Results: From the factor analysis of each of the scales of the TSQ, several meaningful and reliable factors emerged. The inter- nal consistency of each scale meas- ured by the Cronbach’s revealed that satisfactory values were found. Teachers’ age and type of school were found to be determining factors with regard to all the dimensions of stress explored by the TSQ. Conclu- sions: The preliminary analysis of the reliability and validity of the Ital- ian version of the TSQ reveals that it constitutes a useful and reliable measure to analyse stress in the Ital- ian school setting according to the modern theories of occupational stress (Travers & Cooper, 1996). Nevertheless further studies are nec- essary which consider a more exten- sive and widespread sample in order to fully adjust the TSQ battery to the Italian school setting

    Dimensioni dello stress e Successfull Aging degli insegnanti nell'arco di vita professionale

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    L'articolo prende in esame il modello transazionale dello stress e delle emozioni di R.S. Lazarus e quello dello stress occupazionale di C.L. Cooper come strumenti teorici per indagare le dimensioni dello stress e le prospettive di successfull aging nell'arco di vita professionale degli insegnanti. Per meglio chiarire gli sviluppi teorici e le applicazioni dei suddetti modelli l'articolo presenta una ricerca che mira ad esplorare l'influenza del variare dell'età sull'intensità e la qualità dello stress percepito dagli insegnanti e sulle strategie di coping da essi adottate

    Effort-reward imbalance and psychophysical health of teachers

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    Introduction. The present study referred to the Effort-Keward Imbalance Model applied to the evaluation of teacher stress and, by means of the Italian version of the ERI test, explored the connections between the dimensions of the model and the specific effects of occupational stress on teacher's psychophysical diseases and leaving intentions. Methods. The subjects were 476 teachers working in Campania (region in southern Italy), belonging to all levels of teaching, who completed a questionnaire containing measures of Effort-Reward Imbalance, psychophysical health and intention to leave the teaching profession. Results. Results showed the relevant perception, among teachers, of Effort-reward Imbalance and of different physical and psychological diseases. All the dimensions of the ERI model emerged to be significantly related, in the direction stated by the model, to the different forms of psychological and physical disease considered, highlighting specific influences on them. Conclusions. The ERI-test and model provide a useful measure and a significative interpretative frame to explore the dimensions of teacher's stress and to arrange interventions for the prevention of psychophysical diseases. © PI-ME, Pavia 2012

    Invecchiare bene a scuola. Stress, coping e soddisfazione lavorativa degli insegnanti nell'arco di vita professionale

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    Lo studio esplora l'influenza del variare dell'età su qualità e intensità dello stress percepito dagli insegnanti nel contesto scolastico. La ricerca è stata effettuata con 320 docenti della scuola pubblica della provincia di Napoli, equamente distribuiti tra i 4 livelli di insegnamento, di età compresa tra 23 e 67 anni. La qualità e l'intensità dello stress è stata valutata utilizzando il Teacher Stress Questionnaire (TSQ; Travers e Cooper, 1996). Considerando l'età come variabile indipendente, sono state effettuate delle analisi della varianza (ANOVA) sui punteggi ottenuti nel TSQ. Sono emersi effetti significativi del variare dell'età sulle modalità di soddisfazione lavorativa, sulle fonti di stress, sulle strategie di coping e sul disagio percepito dagli insegnanti nel contesto scolastico
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