Sex Roles and Perceived Job Stress of Washington Elementary Principals [microform] / Joseph A. Torelli
- Bib ID:
- 5523407
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- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Torelli, Joseph A
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1990
- 15 p.
- Summary:
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The relationship between elementary principals' perceived job stress and sex role is examined. Questionnaires mailed to a random stratified sample of 200 elementary principals in Washington state (50 females, 150 males) yielded 172 useable returns, an 86 percent response rate. Two measurement instruments were used: the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and the Administrative Stress Index (ASI) which measures stress in relation to four factors indicating the multidimensional aspects of the construct. Task-based stress was found to be a significantly higher source of stress than three other factors--role-based, boundary-spanning, and conflict-mediating stress. No significant difference existed between sex roles and the four factors of perceived job stress or between the amount of job stress perceived by male and female principals. A conclusion is that stress is dependent on a variety of individual and external factors and that there are not easy answers to what causes it. Coping strategies are briefly discussed. (17 references) (LMI)
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- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Boston, MA, April 16-20, 1990).
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