TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived stress and coping in physical education teachers in different career stages
AU - Schäfer, Alina
AU - Pels, Fabian
AU - von Haaren-Mack, Birte
AU - Kleinert, Jens
N1 - Online: 06.06.2019
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - Physical education (PE) teachers and PE pre-service teachers are confronted with demands that are specific for physical education. The purpose of this study was to examine perceived stress and coping and their association in PE teachers, PE pre-service teachers and PE students in order to prepare (prospective) PE teachers for handling such specific demands. The sample consisted of 256 PE teachers, 120 PE pre-service teachers and 259 PE students. Perceived stress was measured by the Perceived Stress Questionnaire and coping strategies (focus on positive coping, support coping, active coping and evasive coping) were assessed by the Brief COPE Inventory. Results showed that PE pre-service teachers have significantly higher values in perceived stress than PE teachers and PE students. Moreover, evasive coping is positively associated with perceived stress, especially when PE pre-service teachers use evasive coping strategies. In conclusion, suggestions for improving coping in PE teachers, PE pre-service teachers and PE teachers were made.
AB - Physical education (PE) teachers and PE pre-service teachers are confronted with demands that are specific for physical education. The purpose of this study was to examine perceived stress and coping and their association in PE teachers, PE pre-service teachers and PE students in order to prepare (prospective) PE teachers for handling such specific demands. The sample consisted of 256 PE teachers, 120 PE pre-service teachers and 259 PE students. Perceived stress was measured by the Perceived Stress Questionnaire and coping strategies (focus on positive coping, support coping, active coping and evasive coping) were assessed by the Brief COPE Inventory. Results showed that PE pre-service teachers have significantly higher values in perceived stress than PE teachers and PE students. Moreover, evasive coping is positively associated with perceived stress, especially when PE pre-service teachers use evasive coping strategies. In conclusion, suggestions for improving coping in PE teachers, PE pre-service teachers and PE teachers were made.
KW - Coping
KW - Pre-service teachers
KW - Stress
KW - Students
KW - Teaching experiences
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/15d7f3d5-eaba-32a9-800f-91f7937e29dd/
U2 - 10.1007/s12662-019-00593-2
DO - 10.1007/s12662-019-00593-2
M3 - Journal articles
SN - 2509-3142
VL - 49
SP - 435
EP - 445
JO - German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
JF - German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
IS - 4
ER -