Strategy for coating work stress in teachers of the physical activity and sports

Authors

  • Sonia Malia Mina-Barahona Universidad Técnica “Luis Vargas Torres” de Esmeraldas
  • Nathalia Viviana Proaño-Mina Universidad Técnica “Luis Vargas Torres” de Esmeraldas

Keywords:

Resilience, Work stress, Covid-19, Physical Culture and Sports Teachers

Abstract

The main objective of the research is to analyze the levels of resilience and the stress coping strategies most used during the Covid-19 pandemic by Physical Activity and Sports teachers at the Luis Vargas Torres Technical University in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Every day there is greater concern of organizations in promoting the health of their employees. When talking about health, not only the physical condition is considered, but also the mental and emotional one, since a healthy collaborator will have an appropriate performance and will be able to contribute the best of themselves for the growth of the organization. Resilience is the ability of people to face adverse situations, resist them, overcome them and view the circumstance as a timely experience of personal growth and development. A quantitative, field, exploratory and descriptive study was carried out in a sample made up of 47 teachers and the Wagnild and Young Resilience Scale was applied as research instruments to measure the level of resilience and the Sandín and Chorot Stress Coping Questionnaire. to determine the stress coping strategies most used by teachers during the pandemic. It was obtained as results of the investigation that 70% of the teachers surveyed showed a high level of resilience and 30% a moderate level. In turn, the stress coping strategies most used by teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic were Focus on solving the problem and Positive Reassessment.

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2022-03-02

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Mina-Barahona, S. M. ., & Proaño-Mina, N. V. . (2022). Strategy for coating work stress in teachers of the physical activity and sports. Arrancada, 22(41), 157–173. Retrieved from https://revistarrancada.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/arrancada/article/view/445

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