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FACTOR ANALYSIS: AN EXAMPLE 573
Box 25.9
Factor analysis of the occupational stress items
Factor groupings of stress items with factor loadings and (rounded) percentages of teachers responding to the two
extremes of much stress and extreme stress
Loading Percentage
Factor 1: Student domain
Poor work attitudes of students 0.79 49
Difficulty in motivating students 0.75 44
Having to deal with students who constantly misbehave 0.73 57
Inadequate discipline in the school 0.70 47
Maintaining discipline with difficult classes 0.64 55
Difficulty in setting and maintaining standards 0.63 26
Verbal abuse by students 0.62 39
Students coming to school without necessary equipment 0.56 23
Deterioration of society’s control over children 0.49 55
Factor 2: External (to school) domain
The Government’s education policies 0.82 63
The relationship which the Department
of Education has with its schools 0.80 55
Unrealistic demands from the
Department of Education 0.78 63
The conviction that the education
system is getting worse 0.66 49
Media criticism of teachers 0.64 52
Lack of respect in society for teachers 0.63 56
Having to implement departmental
policies 0.59 38
Feeling of powerlessness 0.55 44
Factor 3: Time demands
Insufficient time for personal matters 0.74 43
Just not enough time in the school day 0.74 51
Difficulty of doing a good job in the classroom because of other
delegated responsibilities 0.73 43
Insufficient time for lesson preparation and marking 0.69 50
Excessive curriculum demands 0.67 49
Difficulty in covering the syllabus in the time available 0.61 37
Demanding nature of the job 0.58 64
Factor 4: School domain
Lack of support from the principal 0.83 21
Not being appreciated by the principal 0.83 14
Principal’s reluctance to make tough decisions 0.77 30
Lack of opportunity to participate in school
decision-making 0.74 16
Lack of support from other colleagues 0.57 11
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