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Stress in the Principalship:  What Causes It?: John Williamson and Lloyd Campbell, NASSP Bulletin 1987, 71: 109-112.

Questions that apply to article:

1. Are the stress factors in school administration similar to stresses that you encounter on your job as a manager or supervisor?
2. How did the size of the organization affect the order of impact of the stress factors?
3. How might the age of a principal impact the level of stress on a principal implementing new strategies or changes?
4. Which coping skill discussed in the textbook does this article recommend for principals?

 

Seeking Restorative Experiences : Elementary School Teachers’ Choices for Places That Enable Coping With Stress: Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi, Environment and Behavior 2006: 38: 503-520.

Questions that apply to article:

1. How does the author define stress?
2. Which coping strategy discussed in the textbook did this author study?
3. What are the two types of strategies according to research?
4. What did teachers actually choose, use and perceive as effective to reduce stress in this study?

 

Gender Matters : Differences in State Probation Officer Stress : Terry Wells, Sharia Colbert and Risdon N. Slate, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 2006 22: 63-79.

Questions that apply to article:

1. Compare and contrast the differences in gender-stress relationships between female probation officers and male officers according to this study.
2. How did the findings of this study compare to earlier similar studies?

 

Stress Among Rural and Small-Town Patrol Officers: A Survey of Pennsylvania Municipal Agencies: Yolanda M. Scott 2004, Police Quarterly 7 (2): 237-261.

Questions that apply to article:

1. How does media criticism become a disruptive force for patrol officers?
2. What effect do sociodemographic factors have on stress?
3. How does size of an organization impact stress?

 

Work Stress and Employee Health: A Multidisciplinary Review: Daniel C. Ganster and Christopher C. Rosen 2013, Journal of Management 39 (5) 1085-1122.

Questions that apply to article:

1. What is work stress? How have the theories changed over time?
2. What is the physiological basis of stress?
3. What is the relationship between work stress and an individual’s well-being?

 

Wheel of Life – Effective steps for stress management: Una Byrne 2005, Business Information Review 22 (2): 123-130.

Questions that apply to article:

1. What are the stress builders in the workplace?
2. What are the benefits of a stress management plan?