The development of an instrument to measure occupational stress in teachers: The Teacher Stress Inventory

Abstract

The content validity, Factorial validity, and internal consistency reliability of a scale developed to assess occupational stress in teachers were investigated. The content validity of the scale was determined from expert opinion and appraisal data collected from 92 teachers. stress researchers and practitioners. Data collected from two samples of special education teachers (n=370; n=371) and one sample of regular education teachers (n = 433) were then subjected to factor analyses followed by varimax and oblique rotations. Six factors resulted for each of two measures: stress strength and stress frequency. Additional analyses indicated that each subscale has moderate-to-high internal consistency reliabilities for both strength and frequency dimensions, moderate-to-high correlations between the strength and frequency measures of each subscale, and a large degree of agreement for the content validity of each subscale, for each of six subscales: Personal/Professional Stressors; Professional Distress; Discipline and Motivation; Emotional Manifestations; Biobehavioural Manifestations; and Physiological-Fatigue Manifestations.

Expert panel’s modification and concurrent validity of the Teacher Stress Inventory among selected secondary school teachers in Nigeria

“…Therefore, the psychometric constructs of teachers' stress were devised with the understanding that burnout is the product of longstanding stress (Fimian and Fastenau 1990). Thus, in an attempt to specifically assess "different stress experiences" that are particular to the teaching profession, the TSI was developed (Fimian 1984). However, such instrument should be culturally and contextually applicable in Nigeria, requiring its modification and comparison with the original version in order to achieve this.…”

“…This led to the development of a teacherspecific valid instrument for the assessment of teachers' work-related stress (Fimian 1984).…”

“…However, such instrument should be culturally and contextually applicable in Nigeria, requiring its modification and comparison with the original version in order to achieve this. The original version of the TSI is a psychometrically valid and reliable self-administered instrument used in the measurement of teacher stress developed by Fimian in 1984 for the assessment of occupational stress in teachers (Fimian 1984). The TSI has been widely used in North America, where it was developed and also in Africa (Atindanbila 2011;Paulse 2005).…”

Complete Issue

“…Data for this study were collected from a self-report questionnaire that was developed from reviewing the literature on teacher stress. The research of Kyriacou and Sutcliffe (1978), Fimian (1984), Borg and Riding (1991), Manthei and Gilmore (1996), and the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (cited in EdudataCanada, n.d.) were used to develop the questionnaire.…”

Sense of Humor and Emotional Intelligence as Predictors of Stress among EFL Teachers

“…The TSI was developed by Fimian (1984) to measure teachers" perception of stress as it relates to their occupation. The TSI includes 49 items on a 5 point Likert scale, and it covers 10 factors which are broken down into stress factors and stress manifestations.…”