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A Qualitative Study of the UK Academic Role: Positive Features, Negative Aspects and Associated Stressors in a Mainly Teaching-Focused University
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Darabi, Mitra; Macaskill, Ann; Reidy, Lisa – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
The literature demonstrates that stress in the working life of academics has increased over recent years. However, qualitative research on how academics cope with this is very scarce. Using online interviewing with thematic analysis, this paper examines how 31 academics in a post-92 predominantly teaching-focused UK university cope with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Universities, College Instruction
Stress among UK Academics: Identifying Who Copes Best
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Darabi, Mitra; Macaskill, Ann; Reidy, Lisa – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
This article examined levels of stress and associated coping strategies among UK academics. Adopting a positive psychology approach, the influence of the character strengths of hope, optimism, gratitude and self-efficacy on stress, subjective well-being (SWB), and mental health was examined in 216 academics in a UK university. The study explored…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stress Variables, Stress Management, Coping