Okul Yöneticilerinin Kişilik Tipleri ile Stresle Başa Çıkma Yaklaşımları Arasındaki İlişkilerin İncelenmesi

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between school administrators' personality types and their approaches to coping with stress. For this purpose, the data collection tool consisting of personal information form, Stress Coping Styles Scale (SCS) and Personality Scale was voluntarily applied to 177 school administrators working in schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Kocaeli province Izmit district in the 2022-2023 academic year. The data obtained were analysed in computer environment through SPSS22.0 statistical software. Mean and standard deviation statistics were used to examine the personality types of school administrators and their approaches to coping with stress, and correlation and multiple regression analyses were used to examine the relationships between personality types of school administrators and their approaches to coping with stress. As a result of the research, it was determined that school administrators did not have high level of type A personality traits, but they showed type B personality traits. In coping with stress, school administrators preferred submissive and helpless approaches at low level, social support seeking approach at medium level, while they preferred self-confident approach and optimistic approach to cope with stress.