Subject Area
Section 5: We live in a society
Abstract
There were three purposes of this non-experimental study. The first purpose was to determine whether there was a difference in stress levels between teachers of different grade levels. The second purpose was to determine whether there are significant differences in workplace stress among PreK-12 school teachers as a result of the educational setting (either public or private school). The third purpose was to determine if there are significant differences in workplace stress among PreK-12 school teachers as a result of class size. The participants (n=81) included a convenience sample of PreK through twelfth-grade teachers in or around Searcy, Arkansas. Their stress levels were measured through the Work Stress Screener (WoSS-13). This study revealed a statistically significant difference in stress between public school and private school teachers. Additionally, there was no relationship found between class size or grade level taught and teachers' stress levels.
