The stress management applications for secondary school teachers

Abstract

Stress is a state of loss of mental and physical balance. In working age, found that the stress level of teachers or educators is quite high, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency. This study aims to develop a stress management application and evaluate the stress levels of secondary school teachers. A true experimental research design with a pre-test and post-test control group and experimental group was adopted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the application. The sample group consisted of 30 teachers in the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Roi-Et Province. They were assigned to 2 groups with 15 teachers in an experimental group and 15 teachers in a control group by multistage and simple random sampling method. The stress management application consisted of 4 activities: writing to express feelings, meditation, relaxing muscles with yoga and creating imagination through music, for 2 times per week and total of 8 weeks. The stress level was evaluated by Suanprung Stress Test-20 (SPST-20). Data results were then statistically analyzed based on the mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results showed that content validity of the stress management application was at the most appropriate level with a mean of 3.80 and a standard deviation of 0.25. Secondary school teachers using the stress management application had stress score between pre-test and post-test was significantly different level of .05 Conclusion, the secondary school teachers who participated in the stress management application had reduced stress.