Date of Award
2-6-1992
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Teaching & Learning
First Advisor
Richard L. Hill
Abstract
The purposes of the study were (1) to determine if a relationship exists among reported stress and health problems among Minnesota secondary school administrators, (2) to determine what variables correlate with reported stress and health problems, and (3) to recommend behaviors which would contribute to a healthy lifestyle.In 1989 Minnesota had 431 school districts with K-12 programs. This dissertation focused on the secondary school principalship. The secondary school principals surveyed included senior high principals, assistant senior high principals, junior high principals, middle school principals, and assistant junior high/middle school principals. There were 537 total surveys sent out and 405 returned for a 75 percent return rate.The secondary school principals responded to a Health Risk Appraisal that addressed the issues of stress, level of cholesterol intake, physical activity, and other subjects. The data received were analyzed using the Analysis of Variance, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, and the t-test.The study findings indicated that (1) a significant relationship existed between perceived stress and the amount of rest; (2) the larger the size of the school, the greater the perceived stress; (3) the greater the number of hours worked, the greater the perceived stress; (4) the greater the age of the respondent, the greater the number of reported health problems; and (5) the greater the number of years of experience, the greater the number of reported health problems.
Recommended Citation
Horgen, Jerold Everett, "A study of perceived stress and reported health problems: Relationships to other variables among secondary school principals of Minnesota." (1992). Theses and Dissertations. 7701.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/7701