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Peer reviewedFimian, Michael J.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1989
Subjected gifted student data (N=311) to factor analyses for Student Stress Inventory and Maslach Burnout Inventory to assess factorial validity; five stress and three burnout factors were evident. Found significant relationships between stress, burnout, tedium, and, to a degree, quality of school life variables. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Burnout, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFimian, Michael J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Assessed classroom stress and burnout experienced by 121 gifted and talented students, ages 10-15, in combination with background, personal, and general anxiety and stress variables. Found poor self-esteem, an externalized locus of control, high levels of state and trait anxiety, poor school life quality, and tedium proved to be significant…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Anxiety, Burnout
Fimian, Michael J. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1983
Stress surveys of 137 teachers of mentally retarded (MR) and 228 teachers of nonretarded handicapped students in Connecticut were analyzed in terms of intensity, frequency, and type of stress manifestation (emotional, behavioral, and physiological). MR teachers experienced stress producing events as frequently or somewhat less frequently than did…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, State Surveys, Stress Variables, Teacher Attitudes
Peer reviewedFimian, Michael J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1987
Surveyed experts (n=226) on teacher stress and burnout to determine relevance of 49 teacher stress items to their overall concepts of teacher stress. Items rated as most relevant dealt with feeling unable to cope and experiencing physical exhaustion; the least were related to student motivation problems. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Fatigue (Biology), Stress Variables
Peer reviewedFimian, Michael J.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
Results of a statewide teacher stress survey conducted with 187 teachers of learning disabled students and 178 teachers of nonlearning disabled handicapped students (total N = 365) revealed that LD teachers differed from NLD teachers in terms of experience, educational status, and caseload size; there were similarities in terms of job…
Descriptors: Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Learning Disabilities
The Development of an Instrument to Measure Occupational Stress in Teachers of Exceptional Students.
Fimian, Michael J. – Techniques, 1985
Analysis indicated that each subscale of the Teacher Stress Inventory, developed to assess occupational stress in teachers of exceptional students, had moderate-to-high internal consistency reliabilities for both strength and frequency dimensions, moderate-to-high correlations between the strength and frequency measures on each factor, and a large…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Stress Variables, Teacher Attitudes
Fimian, Michael J. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1983
The statewide (Connecticut) survey of 365 teachers of mentally retarded (MR) and nonretarded handicapped (non-MR) students indicated such results as that MR teachers reported stress source levels comparable to or less than levels of non-MR teachers, but reported stress manifestation levels comparable to or greater than those of non-MR teachers.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Disabilities, Etiology, Mental Retardation
Fimian, Michael J.; Santoro, Theresa M. – 1981
The study reported the results of a statewide teacher stress survey conducted with 365 full time special education teachers in Connecticut. Dependent variable ratings for the degree of intensity and the degree of frequency of 25 sources of teacher stress and burnout were examined. Of the 365 respondents, 58 were identified as low stress, 250 as…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education Teachers, Stress Variables
Peer reviewedFimian, Michael J. – Clearing House, 1982
Reviews a variety of topics germane to the causes of stress encountered by teachers every day. Discusses the manifestations of stress, the states of stress, and possible stress reduction techniques. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, School Community Relationship, School Role
Download full textCherkes, Miriam; Fimian, Michael J. – 1982
Three samples (N=474; N=389; N=417) of special education and mainstream teachers were asked to complete the Teacher Stress Survey (TSS). Developed for the study, the TSS consisted of questions on personal and professional characteristics and on perceived teacher stress in terms of six factors: (1) professional distress, (2) discipline and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education Teachers
