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COPING STRATEGIES USED BY THE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO DEAL WITH STRESS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY A SELFMANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).02      10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).02      Published : Jun 2022

Coping Strategies Used by the Primary School Teachers to deal with Stress, Depression and Anxiety: A Self-Management Perspective

Abstract

    The present study was conducted to draw out the causes of stress, anxiety and depression among the teachers as these issues are now very common in government school teachers. The main motivation behind the study was to evaluate the current practice and Strategies used by a teacher to cope with these issues, to cure the impact of school management on mental health and to know coping strategies. A questionnaire was developed to investigate the general perception of teachers About the causes of stress,anxiety and depression in school and coping strategies to overcome these issues in Punjab. The questionnaire was based on sources of stress, anxiety and depression and coping strategies subdivided into sections i.e.emotional coping strategies and problem-solving coping strategies keeping in view of all domains of anxiety,depression and stress. The study was focused on exploring what are school sources cause stress, how school management cause stress and what are coping strategies a teacher can use to increase mental peacefulness.The present research study was conducted in 9 division Punjab schools involving 100 teachers from the education department as participants. This research study was quantitative in nature. Questionnaires were developed and approved by experts in the field of special education. The participant’ responses were analyzed to infer conclusions. The results of the study support our claims school management is the main reason for creating anxiety, stress and depression while improving mental health and bringing emotional stability emotional and problem-solving strategies are beneficial for them. The research suggests that building good mental health of the teachers must be aware of these strategies so, they can achieve good social and academics outs in a better way.

    Coping Strategies, Depression, Anxiety, stress

    (1) Muhammad Javed Aftab
    Lecturer/Coordinator, Department of Special Education, University of Education Lahore, Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Navid Ur Rehman
    SSET(HI), Government Secondary School of Special Education, Khanewal, Department of Special Education, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Kiran Shehzadi
    SSET(VI), Government Gunj Shakar Special Education Complex, Okara, Department of Special Education, Government of Punjab, Pakistan
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APA

    APA : Aftab, M. J., Rehman, N. U., & Shehzadi, K. (2022). Coping Strategies Used by the Primary School Teachers to deal with Stress, Depression and Anxiety: A Self-Management Perspective. Global Educational Studies Review, VII(II), 14 - 27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).02

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Aftab, Muhammad Javed, Navid Ur Rehman, and Kiran Shehzadi. 2022. "Coping Strategies Used by the Primary School Teachers to deal with Stress, Depression and Anxiety: A Self-Management Perspective." Global Educational Studies Review, VII (II): 14 - 27 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).02

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    HARVARD : AFTAB, M. J., REHMAN, N. U. & SHEHZADI, K. 2022. Coping Strategies Used by the Primary School Teachers to deal with Stress, Depression and Anxiety: A Self-Management Perspective. Global Educational Studies Review, VII, 14 - 27.

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    MHRA : Aftab, Muhammad Javed, Navid Ur Rehman, and Kiran Shehzadi. 2022. "Coping Strategies Used by the Primary School Teachers to deal with Stress, Depression and Anxiety: A Self-Management Perspective." Global Educational Studies Review, VII: 14 - 27

MLA

    MLA : Aftab, Muhammad Javed, Navid Ur Rehman, and Kiran Shehzadi. "Coping Strategies Used by the Primary School Teachers to deal with Stress, Depression and Anxiety: A Self-Management Perspective." Global Educational Studies Review, VII.II (2022): 14 - 27 Print.

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    OXFORD : Aftab, Muhammad Javed, Rehman, Navid Ur, and Shehzadi, Kiran (2022), "Coping Strategies Used by the Primary School Teachers to deal with Stress, Depression and Anxiety: A Self-Management Perspective", Global Educational Studies Review, VII (II), 14 - 27

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Aftab, Muhammad Javed, Navid Ur Rehman, and Kiran Shehzadi. "Coping Strategies Used by the Primary School Teachers to deal with Stress, Depression and Anxiety: A Self-Management Perspective." Global Educational Studies Review VII, no. II (2022): 14 - 27. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).02