Abstract
The present study was undertaken to develop a stressor scale for evaluating stressors to which teachers at nursing schools are occupationally exposed. The author prepared a conceptual framework concerning stressors for nursing teachers by analyzing and reviewing the literature. In a pilot study using this framework, the author asked 50 nursing-school teachers to answer questions using the free entry method. Then, the author prepared a questionnaire on stressors and conducted a questionnaire survey to investigate stressors to which the teachers were exposed. The survey involved 450 teachers working at nursing schools across the country. Responses were collected from 227 teachers. The age of the responders was 41.9 years (mean). On the basis of the results from factor analysis, the author created a stressor scale for nursing teachers composed of 9 factors and 57 items. The 9 factors were "dealing with students", "workshop environments", "teacher's qualifications", "work load", "dealing with problems", "educational methods", "relationships among teachers", "research resources" and "improving teaching skills." This scale was highly reliable (α= 0.82～0.96). The validity of this scale had a close correlation with the other related scales (r = 0.54 with an anxiety scale and r = 0.56 with a burnout scale).
