Stress response of pre-school teachers in phu nhuan District, hCmCity
Trinh Viet Then; Ho Nguyet Nga
This paper discusses the current status of ability to cope with stress by preschool teachers in Phu Nhuan Ditrict, Ho Chi Minh City. 312 preschool teachers of public, private and independent preschools took part in the study. The results show that preschool teachers choose 5 different ways of response when encountering stress: cope with stress in a “proactive” way, seeking support, avoiding, defuse tensions, cope with it in negative way. To cope with stress in a “proactive” way was the kind of response preschool teachers used the most. In addition, the study also shows differences in the level of each way of responses to stress of preschool teachers.
Keywords: stress of preschool teachers; coping with stress; stress response of pre-school teachers