Journal of Educational Sciences > Volume 24, No. 3, 2012

Professional Stress of Primary School Teachers in Tabuk City, KSA  / Mohammad Abdullah Assiri

This study aimed at investigating professional stress of primary school teachers in Tabuk City, KSA. Moreover, the study tried to identify professional stress differences in the light of some variables such as school type, specialization, and years of experience. The researcher used the descriptive surveying approach. The study sample was randomly chosen and comprised 109 primary school teachers of various subjects: Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, Arabic, Art education. In order to achieve the study objectives, the researcher designed a questionnaire that comprised 25 items covering five areas: workload, role ambiguity, income and incentives, career promotion, and social status. The validity coefficient of the questionnaire was , .95, , whereas the reliability coefficient was , .90, . Results revealed that primary school teachers suffer from professional stress that ranged in its intensity from moderate to high. The area of career promotion came first among the causes of professional stress, whereas the area of social status scored last. Finally, the study recommended that providing teachers with psychological care on both personal and the institutional levels is a must.