Teacher role stress, higher order needs and work outcomes

Conley, Sharon; Woosley, Sherry A.

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“…Role ambiguity refers to the uncertainty, on the part of employees, about key requirements of their jobs, and about how they are expected to behave in those jobs (Nhundu, 1999;Koustelios et al, 2004). Role ambiguity can result from deficient information available (Conley & Woosley, 2000). The former could lead to lower performance in some jobs, simply because workers do not know how to direct their efforts most effectively (Conley & Woosley, 2000) and is associated with job dissatisfaction (Fairbrother & Warn, 2003;Bridger et al, 2007).…”

Section: Possible Causes Of Stress In Higher Educationmentioning

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“…Several studies have revealed that both role conflict and role ambiguity are associated with low satisfaction, absenteeism, low involvement, low expectancies and task characteristics with a low motivating potential and tension, which all affect the productivity and efficiency at the organisation (Conley & Woosley, 2000;Koustelios et al, 2004;Nwadiani, 2006;Chang and Lu, 2007). Role ambiguity refers to the uncertainty, on the part of employees, about key requirements of their jobs, and about how they are expected to behave in those jobs (Nhundu, 1999;Conley & Woosley, 2000;Koustelios et al, 2004).…”

Section: Stress In the Higher Education System And Its Effects On Orgmentioning

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“…Role ambiguity can result from deficient information available (Conley & Woosley, 2000). The former could lead to lower performance in some jobs, simply because workers do not know how to direct their efforts most effectively (Conley & Woosley, 2000) and is associated with job dissatisfaction (Fairbrother & Warn, 2003;Bridger et al, 2007).In addition, role demands are stressful when meeting one set of expectations makes it more difficult to meet other expectations (role conflict) (Koustelios et al, 2004;Johnson et al, 2005). Role conflict occurs when different groups or persons with whom an individual must interact (e.g.…”

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“…Role conflict can result from inconsistent information (Conley & Woosley, 2000). It is important to note that several studies have revealed that both role conflict and role ambiguity are associated with low satisfaction, absenteeism, low involvement, low expectancies and task characteristics with a low motivating potential and tension, which all affect the productivity and efficiency at the organisation (Conley & Woosley, 2000;Manshor et al, 2003;Koustelios et al, 2004;Nwadiani, 2006;Chang & Lu, 2007).Furthermore, role demands could be stressful when they are excessive (role overload) (Johnson et al, 2005). For instance, academic overload comes when teachers experience increased responsibilities (Stress, 2008).…”

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Factors Associated with Occupational Stress and Their Effects on Organizational Performance in a Sudanese University

Shikieri¹,

Musa²

2012

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Occupational stress has a significant impact on student learning and thereby on the contribution that such institutions can make to society. This affects organizational performance by reducing productivity and efficiency which affect the organization negatively. The aim of the current study was to determine the factors associated with occupational stress and their relationship with organizational performance at one of the private universities in Sudan. A total of 150 male and female employees from different departments and with various educational levels in the main building of the university were randomly selected. Data was collected using a questionnaire with background questions, job stressors such as role conflict and ambiguity, lack of participation in decision making, lack of authority, workload, unsatisfactory working conditions and interpersonal relationships, and statements about the effect on organisational performance. Questions were based on three-and four-point scale. Responses were grouped in terms of scores to show the level of job stress. Descriptive statistics was carried out using SPSS programme. Results indicated that on average the employees experienced high degree of job stress. Job stressors affected the general physical health of employees, their job satisfaction and performance as well as their commitment negatively. Similar findings were reported in other studies. The study recommended that the university needs to elevate the situation and resolve all the factors affecting the employees by for example increasing the number of staff needed to perform the tasks and/or decreasing the number of students enrolled.Keywords: Higher Education; Occupational Stress; Organizational Performance; Sudan IntroductionStress is a prevalent problem in modern life (Smith, 2000;Chang & Lu, 2007). In 1964, Selye was the first to use the term "stress" to describe a set of physical and psychological responses to adverse conditions or influences (cited from Fevre et al., 2003). Occupational stress can be defined as a disruption of the emotional stability of the individual that induces a state of disorganization in personality and behaviour (Nwadiani, 2006). A stressor may be defined as any "demand made by the internal or external environment that upsets a person's balance and for which restoration is needed" (Herbert, 1997;Larson, 2004). Job stressors may refer to any characteristic of the workplace that poses a threat to the individual (Bridger et al., 2007). They affect organizational performance by reducing productivity and efficiency which affect the organization negatively (Dua, 1994;Brown & Uehara, 2008;Reskin, 2008). Theories of Occupational StressThere are several theories of occupation stress, in this section, the "person-environment fit theory, the "demand-control" theory and the "cybernetic and systems" theory will be the selected theories since they are prevalent and central to the literature on occupational stress (Fevre et al., 2003). Moreover, they are representative of the range of theories in t...

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2012

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Elementary teacher occupational health outcomes across schools with varying resources and demographics

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Lambert

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Psychology in the Schools

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Equity for students includes access to a healthy teacher workforce across all school settings. This study sought to disentangle the role of racial/ethnic (in)congruence in teacher stress from school resources by using propensity score analysis to match Black, Hispanic, and White elementary teachers on individual, classroom, and school characteristics, and examining whether these matched teachers reported differences in stress outcomes when working in schools where the predominant student demography was either congruent or incongruent with their own. Data from the 2015−2016 National Teacher and Principal Survey was used to find propensity score matches among 7540 Black, Hispanic, and White elementary teachers. Black, Hispanic, and White teachers all reported stronger occupational health outcomes in higher‐resourced, majority‐White schools. Black and Hispanic teachers reported higher levels of occupational health outcomes than White teachers when teaching in under‐resourced, majority−minority schools. These findings suggest important implications for teacher training and support, such as considering increased training and reflection opportunities on culturally responsive teaching, broadening policies that homogeneously categorize and aim to uniformly support “teachers of color,” and examining the ways in which teacher identity uniquely informs their workplace experiences and may necessitate differentiated resources.

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Longitudinal Mediation Effects of Strain on the Relationships between Role Stressors and Employees' Withdrawal Responses

2011

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Previous studies have found that role stressors are related to employee withdrawal responses, although the relationships have been rather indirect. The present study examined the mediation effect of strain on the relationships between role stressors and three withdrawal responses (i.e. cynicism, reduced professional efficacy and diminished organizational commitment) among a sample of Malaysian public university academics. We collected data from 357 academics and additional data 6 months later from 210 of these academics. Results showed that role stressors were associated with withdrawal behaviours via strain. Strain mediated the relationships between role ambiguity and all three withdrawal responses and the relationship between role conflict and cynicism. These results suggest that academic managers should focus on resolving role ambiguity to enhance academics' well‐being, commitment and professional efficacy. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Teacher role stress, higher order needs and work outcomes

Cited by 91 publications

References 32 publications

Factors Associated with Occupational Stress and Their Effects on Organizational Performance in a Sudanese University

Factors Associated with Occupational Stress and Their Effects on Organizational Performance in a Sudanese University

Elementary teacher occupational health outcomes across schools with varying resources and demographics

Longitudinal Mediation Effects of Strain on the Relationships between Role Stressors and Employees' Withdrawal Responses

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