School-Related Stress
KAZIMIERZ WRZESNIEWSKI and JOANNA CHYLINSKA
Faculty of Psychology, Warsaw University, Poland
Introduction
The interactive paradigm, encompassing both situational and dispositional factors has become increasingly popular and has proved to be
useful in research (see Carver et al., 1989; Endler and Parker, 1999;
Wrzesniewski, 1996; Wrzesniewski and W!odarczyk, 2001; Zeidner,
1995). This approach, however, encounters difficulties when empirical
verification of both groups of variables is required. One of the questions
to answer is the selection of appropriate measurement techniques.
Please address correspondence to: Dr Kazimierz Wrzesniewski, Warsaw
University, Faculty of Psychology, 00183 Warsaw, ul. Stawki 517, Poland.
Email: jchylinska@engram.psych.uw.edu.pl
School Psychology International Copyright 2007 SAGE Publications (Los
Angeles, London, New Delhi and Singapore), Vol. 28(2): 179194.
DOI: 10.1177/0143034307078096
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Present life
situation
Current
Psycho-physical
state
Figure 1
School-related
stressful
situation
Gender,
personality and
other stable
individual traits
Situational
stress
appraisal
Dispositional
stress
appraisal
COPING
STRATEGY
COPING
STYLE
Factor 1
Item
Form A
Factor I Loadings
17
28
3
2
22
25
31
37
12
6
34
0.708
0.674
0.666
0.624
0.619
0.619
0.618
0.573
0.573
0.506
0.506
Eigenvalue
% of Explained Variance
33
14
16
1
42
24
36
11
27
5
Eigenvalue
% of Explained Variance
0.662
0.603
0.581
0.559
0.552
0.541
0.536
0.392
0.366
n.s.
Eigenvalue
% of Explained Variance
Form B
Item Factor II Loadings
10
29
20
39
13
35
38
7
23
4
3.434
10.4
10
29
13
35
20
23
7
39
32
38
4
21
0.695
0.683
0.670
0.653
0.634
0.628
0.612
0.610
0.582
0.545
0.524
n.s.
4.785
14.5
0.657
0.648
0.589
n.s.
0.527
0.476
0.465
0.439
0.432
0.424
3.361
10.2
Form A
Item Factor III Loadings
Factor III
17
3
28
37
12
31
2
25
22
34
6
32
4.557
13.8
Form A
Item Factor II Loadings
Factor II
Form B
Item Factor I Loadings
0.654
0.640
0.561
0.524
0.511
0.479
0.471
n.s.
0.388
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
Form B
Item Factor III Loadings
33
14
36
24
1
21
16
27
42
11
5
2.561
7.8
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0.712
0.588
0.586
0.546
0.502
0.474
0.469
0.460
0.429
0.353
n.s.
2.958
9.0
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28
6
2
17
12
25
22
31
37
34
3
Eigenvalue
% of Explained Variance
Form A
Factor I Loadings
0.762
0.748
0.745
0.741
0.719
0.692
0.679
0.630
0.628
0.597
0.566
5.975
18.1
Form A
Item Factor II Loadings
Factor II
14
33
36
24
16
42
5
27
1
21
11
Eigenvalue
% of Explained Variance
0.704
0.637
0.615
0.609
0.581
0.579
0.543
0.506
0.449
0.375
n.s.
3.887
11.8
Form A
Item Factor III Loadings
Factor III
39
29
23
4
10
20
13
38
7
32
35
Eigenvalue
% of Explained Variance
0.694
0.669
0.646
0.604
0.591
0.500
0.444
0.383
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
2.788
8.4
Form B
Item Factor I Loadings
31
2
28
12
25
22
17
37
6
34
3
0.742
0.705
0.695
0.693
0.688
0.662
0.653
0.651
0.606
0.503
0.364
5.461
16.5
Form B
Item Factor II Loadings
33
36
5
14
16
24
27
1
42
11
21
0.628
0.615
0.583
0.582
0.530
0.529
0.525
0.474
0.463
n.s.
n.s.
3.477
10.5
Form B
Item Factor III Loadings
29
39
10
7
20
4
13
35
38
23
32
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0.653
0.634
0.567
0.552
0.518
0.511
0.497
0.456
0.406
0.397
n.s.
2.747
8.3
Factor 1
Item
Form A
Factor I Loadings
17
28
2
25
22
12
3
31
6
37
34
0.720
0.703
0.676
0.649
0.636
0.632
0.628
0.621
0.614
0.594
0.545
Eigenvalue
% of Explained Variance
29
39
23
10
20
4
13
35
38
7
32
Eigenvalue
% of Explained Variance
0.732
0.642
0.633
0.613
0.550
0.525
0.488
0.453
0.417
0.372
n.s.
3.589
10.9
Form A
Item Factor III Loadings
Factor III
14
33
24
16
42
36
1
27
5
11
21
Eigenvalue
% of Explained Variance
28
17
31
12
2
37
25
22
3
6
34
32
5.110
15.5
Form A
Item Factor II Loadings
Factor II
Form B
Item Factor I Loadings
0.659
0.622
0.590
0.577
0.555
0.530
0.509
0.452
0.413
0.345
n.s.
2.683
8.1
0.684
0.681
0.678
0.660
0.655
0.650
0.644
0.611
0.566
0.558
0.522
n.s.
5.066
15.4
Form B
Item Factor II Loadings
29
39
10
20
23
38
13
35
4
7
0.725
0.680
0.621
0.558
0.539
0.504
0.486
0.476
0.470
0.447
3.332
10.1
Form B
Item Factor III Loadings
33
14
36
24
27
16
1
5
42
21
11
0.658
0.597
0.565
0.544
0.504
0.494
0.486
0.445
0.440
0.399
0.365
2.983
8.9
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CSSQ. Form A
CSSQ. Form B
Notes
Support for this work was partly provided by the Department of Psychology,
Warsaw University, grant number 1695/15.
1. The data were partly collected within the Master thesis of H. Zalewska.
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Task-oriented coping
I try to anticipate and prevent possible further troubles
I attempt various forms of action to solve the problem
I seek information which could help me to solve my problem
I try to analyse my position and find the cause of my problem
I try to get rid of my problems systematically and gradually
I concentrate completely on solving the problem
Before taking any steps I consider what choice to make
I try to act methodically and rationally
I organize my life and what I am to do
I try to develop my skills and potentials
I change these elements in my behaviour which may have contributed to the problem
Emotion-oriented coping
4
7
10
13
20
23
29
32
35
38
39
1
5
11
14
16
21
24
27
33
36
42
I listen to music
I watch TV
I sleep more
I go to the cinema
I go shopping, buy myself something I like
I miss classes
I watch films on the video
I drink beer, wine or liquor
I socialize
I spend time with my sweetheart
I joke and retain my sense of humor
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