The Perceptions of Junior High School Principals, Their Spouses and Their Building Counselors Regarding Occupational Sources of Stress for the Principals

• Main Author: Shouse, Douglas
• Other Authors: Anderson, Gary Weldon
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1984
• Subjects: junior high principals; job stress; junior high schools in Texas; Junior high school principals.; Teachers > Job stress.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332302/

The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions held by junior high school principals, their spouses, and school counselors regarding occupational stressors of the junior high school principals in the State of Texas. The occupational stressors center around five areas of concern: (1) administrative constraints, (2) administrative responsibilities, (3) interpersonal relations, (4) intrapersonal conflicts, and (5) role expectations. A randomly selected sample of 300 junior high school principals were sent questionnaires for themselves, their spouses, and their school counselors. Descriptive statistical methods were employed to calculate means and standard deviations of the principals', spouses', and counselors' perceptions of the occupational stressors of the principals. T-test and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data.