Person-Environment Fit and Teacher Stress.

Pithers, R. T.; Soden, Rebecca

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ERIC Number: EJ587175

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Publication Date: 1999

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Person-Environment Fit and Teacher Stress.

Pithers, R. T.; Soden, Rebecca

Educational Research, v41 n1 p51-61 Spr 1999

A study of 169 Scottish and 163 Australian vocational teachers showed that those with practical interests deemed incongruent with the teaching environment and those with social interests deemed congruent did not differ significantly in terms of job stress and strain. Some gender differences in stress and strain were found. (SK)

Descriptors: Congruence (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Sex Differences, Stress Variables, Vocational Education Teachers, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia; United Kingdom (Scotland)

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