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  • Luokanopettajan työstressi : merkittävimmät stressiä aiheuttavat ja siihen yhteydessä olevat tekijät sekä stressinhallintakeinot 
    Savolainen, Katri (2021)
    The purpose of this master’s thesis is to find out which factors do classroom teachers, who have graduated from the University of Helsinki, perceive as significant factors causing work stress. In addition, it is investigated which background variables (e.g., factors related to teacher, teaching and work environment) are related to work stress. The aim is also to find out which methods class teachers have to support their coping at work. This thesis was carried out as a mixed methods research. The quantitative data was obtained through a questionnaire, which was responded by 59 class teachers who have graduated from the University of Helsinki. The data was statistically analysed using IBM SPSS. The analytical methods used were factor analysis, correlation analysis, t-tests and cross-tabulation. The quantitative results guided the development of the frame for the interview, and based on them, 4 respondents were selected for interview. The qualitative data was obtained through thematic interviews. The data was analysed by means of content analysis. The most significant factors causing work stress in a class teacher’s work are students interfering with classroom interaction, supporting special education students, responsibility for student learning, heavy workload, externally determined factors related to the development of teaching as well as some factors related to the work environment and general nature of the work. Low satisfaction with teacher training, low support from teacher colleagues, working in Greater Helsinki and teaching planning as an ability gained from studies are background variables which are related class teachers’ work stress. Problem-focused coping methods used by class teachers were managing working time, taking one’s own coping into account in planning teaching, precise practices and building good relationships with guardians and filtering media. Emotion-focused coping methods used by class teachers were leisure and healthy lifestyles, strengthening the working atmosphere, occupational well-being factors, distancing oneself and regulating emotions. In addition to this, coping methods focused on both problem and emotion, were the support of colleagues, the support of school administration, foremanship and self-awareness.
  • Vaikuttaako tunnollisuus ponnistelu–palkitsevuus -epäsuhdan ja korkean verenpaineen yhteyteen? 
    Sandell, Lia (2015)
    Previous results concerning the association between high blood pressure and work-related stress have been inconsistent, although both high blood pressure and work-related stress independently have adverse effects on health. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the personality trait conscientiousness reduces the adverse effects of work-related stress on blood pressure. Work-related stress was measured by Siegrist's Effort-Reward Imbalance model (ERI-model). The hypotheses were: 1) High effort-reward imbalance is associated with high systolic and high diastolic blood pressure and 2) Conscientiousness reduces the adverse effects of effort-reward imbalance on systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The study sample was from The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study and the data for the present study was collected in 2011 and 2012. The subjects (n = 998) were both women (n = 568) and men (n = 430) who worked full-time and did not take medication to reduce blood pressure. The mean age of the subjects was 43 years. Hierarchical linear regression was used for the statistical analyses. Effort-reward imbalance was not directly associated with blood pressure. However, conscientiousness did moderate the association between effort-reward imbalance and systolic blood pressure. Individuals high in conscientiousness had lower systolic blood pressure than individuals low in conscientiousness when effort-reward imbalance was high. Conscientiousness also moderated the association between effort and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, although the effect on the diastolic blood pressure was only moderately significant (p = .051). Conscientiousness did not moderate the association between reward and blood pressure, but higher reward was independently associated with lower diastolic blood pressure. Conscientiousness seems to reduce the adverse effect of both effort-reward imbalance and effort on systolic blood pressure. The results from the present study suggest that personality traits can affect the associations between work-related stress and blood pressure.

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