إسهام التفكير الإيجابي في تفسير الضغوط المهنية لدى معلمي المرحلة الثانوية في محافظات غزة

الملخص

This study aimed to examine the extent to which positive thinking contributes to
explaining occupational stress among secondary school teachers in the Gaza
governorates, to identify the levels of both positive thinking and occupational stress, and
to determine the relationship between the two variables. The researcher employed a descriptive-analytical approach. The study sample consisted of (403) male and female
teachers from the Central Governorate, selected using a stratified random sampling
method. The study utilized the Positive Thinking Scale developed by Abdel-Sattar
Ibrahim (shortened by the researcher) and an Occupational Stress Scale developed by the
researcher. The results indicated that the level of positive thinking among teachers was
high, with a relative weight of (78.2%), while the level of occupational stress was also
high, with a relative weight of (72.2%). The findings further revealed a strong,
statistically significant inverse relationship between positive thinking and occupational
stress)R=−0.81),withpositivethinkingacc ounting for (66%) of the variance in
occupational stress levels. The simple linear regression analysis demonstrated a high
predictive ability of positive thinking in explaining occupational stress among secondary
school teachers. The results underscore the importance of promoting positive thinking as
an effective psychological approach to reducing occupational stress among teacher