RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Miháliková Žitňáková, Žaneta
T1 Proactive coping in the teaching profession
JF e-Pedagogium
YR 2021
VO 20
IS 4
SP 34
OP 51
DO 10.5507/epd.2021.001
UL https://e-pedagogium.upol.cz/en/artkey/epd-202004-0004.php
AB This article deals with the study of proactive strategies of coping with workload in teaching profession. The main aim was to identify the gender differences in the level of proactive coping with workload using the Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI). Another aim of the paper was to explore the differences in the level of proactive coping of teachers in relation to the length of their teaching practice. Altogether 135 teachers, 112 women (83%) and 23 men (17%) participated in the research. The results of our research showed the presence of differences in the level of seeking emotional support between men and women, as well as differences in strategic planning, proactive and reflective coping among teachers depending on the length of their teaching practice.