A Grounded Theory Study of Student Teachers' Stressors and Coping Mechanisms ... - Frontiers
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Student teachers are burning out before they even start — and this study maps exactly why, using the stress-coping frameworks that explain how people lose their grip under pressure.
Transactional Model of Stress and CopingConservation of Resources TheoryGrounded TheoryBurnout Theory
Theory Briefing
- Student teachers face a unique double burden of learning to teach while managing classroom stress, straining their coping resources from day one.
- The Transactional Model of Stress and Coping reveals that how trainee teachers appraise challenges — not the challenges themselves — determines their psychological toll.
- Conservation of Resources Theory explains why student teachers spiral: each stressor depletes the personal reserves needed to handle the next one.