Abstract

This study was intended to investigate the types of job stressors and their relationship to the mental health of high school teachers. Thirty high school teachers were asked to describe job stressors using an open-ended questionnaire format. Based on 220 responses obtained, 45 items to measure job stressors were developed. The Questionnaire was distributed to 292 high school teachers. Results of factor analysis of the job stressor scale showed that seven factors were meaningful. These factors were: irrational administration, disrespectful attitude and behavior, shamefulness of the teaching profession, curriculum-related problems, overloaded work, difficulties of student guidance. and interference of students' parents. Among the seven factors, the interference of students' parents ranked the highest. Results of factor analyses of the burnout scale identified three factors consistent with the study of Maslach and Jackson (1981). Results of multiple regression analyses showed that, generally, irrational administration had the highest effect on mental health. Finally, the implications of the results and the limitations were discussed.