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Vocational Concerns of Elementary Teachers: Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Occupational Commitment
Author(s) -
McCarthy Christopher J.,
Lambert Richard G.,
Reiser Jenson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2014.00042.x
Subject(s) - psychology , vocational education , job satisfaction , coping (psychology) , perception , occupational stress , school teachers , job attitude , applied psychology , job stress , social psychology , job performance , clinical psychology , pedagogy , neuroscience
This study examines the vocational concerns of 185 elementary teachers. Participants were classified based on their perceptions of the magnitude of their classroom demands and resources. These groupings were then examined for differences in teachers' personal coping resources, job satisfaction, and occupational commitment. Results indicated that teachers classified as perceiving high classroom demand vis‐à‐vis classroom resources reported lower personal coping resources, less job satisfaction, and more plans to leave their current job.