ERIC Number: EJ1356512
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1866-2625
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Teachers Supporting Teachers: A Social Network Perspective on Collegial Stress Support and Emotional Wellbeing among Elementary and Middle School Educators
Chelsea A. Kaihoi; Jessika H. Bottiani; Catherine P. Bradshaw
School Mental Health, v14 n4 p1070-1085 Dec 2022
School mental health practitioners and researchers are increasingly concerned about educator job-related stress and its implications for teacher burnout, teaching efficacy, turnover, and student outcomes. Educators' collegial networks in their schools are natural resources for stress support, yet little is known about the extent to which educators seek support from their colleagues in managing their stress and whether these relationships promote their emotional wellbeing. Utilizing peer nomination and self-report data from 370 educators in 17 elementary and middle schools, we found patterns in whom educators nominated as a source of stress support. Specifically, educators more often nominated colleagues who worked in the same role, grade, and/or subject, and those similar in age and who had similar or more experience. Furthermore, men and educators of color more often nominated same-gender and same-race colleagues, respectively, whereas these trends were not observed for women or White educators. However, the prevalence of these characteristics among colleagues nominated as a source of stress support was not often significantly associated with educators' stress and burnout. Rather, educators' level of burnout was positively related to the burnout among those in their stress support networks. In addition, educators' stress and burnout were positively related to the stress and burnout of their colleagues with whom they spent the most time. These findings highlight how educators' perceptions of stress and burnout may be shared within their collegial networks and have implications for a role for colleagues in teacher stress-reduction and wellbeing-focused interventions.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Stress Management, Collegiality, Social Networks, Social Support Groups, Well Being, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Collaboration, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Teacher Burnout
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Related Records: ED628621
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A150221; R324A110107
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