TEACHER CONCERNS INVENTORY

The followi ng are a number teacher concerns. Please identi f y those factors which cause you
stress in your present position. Read each statement careful l y and decide if you ever feel this
way about your job. Then, indicate how strong the feeling is when you experience it by circling
the appropri ate rati ng on the 5-point scale. f you have not experi enced this feeling, or if the
item is inappropri ate for your position, circle number ! "no strength# not noticeabl e$.

! % & ' 5
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TIME MANAGEMENT
!. easily over- commi t myself. ! % & ' 5
%. become impati ent if others do things to slowl y. ! % & ' 5
&. have to try doing more than one thing at a ti me. ! % & ' 5
'. have littl e ti me to relax/enj oy the time of day. ! % & ' 5
5. thin0 about unrelated matters duri ng conversati ons. ! % & ' 5
1. feel uncomfortabl e wasti ng time. ! % & ' 5
2. There isn3 t enough ti me to get things done. ! % & ' 5
4. rush in my speech. ! % & ' 5
5dd items ! through 4# divide by 4# place your score here6
WORK- RELATED STRESSORS
7. There is little time to prepare for my lessons/responsibi l i ti es. ! % & ' 5
!8. There is too much wor0 to do. ! % & ' 5
!!. The pace of the school day is too fast. ! % & ' 5
!%. 9y caseload/class is too big. ! % & ' 5
!&. 9y personal priori ti es are being shortchanged
due to ti me demands. ! % & ' 5
!'. There is too much admi nistrati ve paperwor0 in my job. ! % & ' 5
5dd items 7 through !'# divi de by 1# place your score here6
PROFESSIONAL DISTRESS
!5. lac0 promoti on and/or advancement opportuni ti es. ! % & ' 5
!1. am not progressing my job as rapidl y as woul d li0e. ! % & ' 5
!2. need more status and respect on my job. ! % & ' 5
!4. recei ve an inade:uate salary for the wor0 do. ! % & ' 5
!7. lac0 recogni ti on for the extra wor0
and/or good teachi ng do. ! % & ' 5
5dd items !5 through !7# divide by 5# place your score here6
DISCIPLINE AND MOTI VATI ON
feel frustrated...
%8. ...because of discipli ne problems in my classroom. ! % & ' 5
%!. ...havi ng to moni tor pupil behavi or. ! % & ' 5
%%. ...because some students woul d better if they tried. ! % & ' 5
%&. ...attempti ng to teach students who are poorl y moti vated. ! % & '
5
%'. ...because of inade:uate/poorl y defined discipli ne problems. ! % & '
5
%5. ...when my authori t y is rejected by pupils/admi nistrati on. ! % & '
5
5dd items %8 through %5# divide by 1# place your score here6
PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT
%1. 9y personal opinions are not sufficientl y aired. ! % & ' 5
%2. lac0 control over decisions made about
classroom/school matters. ! % & ' 5
%4. am not emotional l y/i ntel l ectual l y sti mul ated on the job. ! % & ' 5
%7. lac0 opportuni ti es for professional improvement. ! % & ' 5
5dd items %1 through %7# divide by '# place your score here6
EMOTIONAL MANIFESTATIONS
respond to stress...
&8. ...by feeling insecure. ! % & ' 5
&!. ...by feeling vulnerabl e. ! % & ' 5
&%. ...by feeling unable to cope. ! % & ' 5
&&. ...by feeling depressed. ! % & ' 5
&'. ...by feeling anxious. ! % & ' 5
5dd items &8 through &'# divide by 5# place your score here6
FATIGUE MANI FESTATI ONS
respond to stress...
&5. ...by sleepi ng more than usual. ! % & ' 5
&1. ...by procrasti nati ng. ! % & ' 5
&2. ...by becomi ng fati gued in a very short ti me. ! % & ' 5
&4. ...with physical exhaustion. ! % & '
5
&7. ...with physical wea0ness. ! % & ' 5
5dd items &5 through &7# divide by 5# place your score here6
CARDIOVASCULAR MANI FESTATI ONS
respond to stress...
'8. ...with feelings of increased blood pressure. ! % & '
5
'!. ...with feeling of heart poundi ng or racing. ! % & '
5
'%. ...with rapid and/or shallow breath. ! % & '
5
5dd items '8 through '%# divi de by &# place your score here6
GASTRONOMICAL MANI FESTATI ONS
respond to stress...
'&. ...with stomach pain of extended durati on. ! % & '
5
''. ...with stomach cramps. ! % & ' 5
'5. ...with stomach acid. ! % & ' 5
5dd items '& through '5# divi de by &# place your score here6
BEHAVIORAL MANI FESTATI ONS
respond to stress...
'1. ...by using over- the- counter drugs. ! % & '
5
'2. ...by using prescripti on drugs. ! % & ' 5
'4. ...by using alcohol. ! % & '
5
'7. ...by calling in sic0. ! % & ' 5
5dd items '1 through '7# divide by '# place your score here6
TOTAL SCORE
5dd all calculated scores# enter the value here ;;;;;;.
Then, divi de by !8# enter the Total +core here ;;;;;;.
Demograp!" Var!a#$e%
<our sex6
,umber of years you have taught. ;;;;;
<our age6 ;;;;;
(ow many students do you teach each day. ;;;;;
*hat level students do you teach. "circle the rest of your answers$
=lementary 9iddle +chool +econdary
*ith what type of students do you wor0.
,onhandicapped (andicapped
*hich is the most advanced degree you have.
>achelors 9asters ?octorate
?o you and your peers support one another when needed. <es ,o
?o you and your supervisors support one another when needed. <es ,o