Stress Management Coping Strategies of Academic Leaders in an Institution of Higher Learning in Malaysia
In today’s demanding academic environment, academic leaders need to be well equipped with stress management coping strategies as they often find themselves in challenging situations and responsibilities. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to investigate the stress management coping strateg...
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doaj-212a64abbf034132910bd1696cec4bed2020-11-25T02:27:35ZengUiTM PublisherAsian Journal of University Education1823-77971823-77972015-12-011123156Stress Management Coping Strategies of Academic Leaders in an Institution of Higher Learning in MalaysiaGurnam Kaur Sidhu 0Nor Sa’adah Aziz1Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARAFaculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARAIn today’s demanding academic environment, academic leaders need to be well equipped with stress management coping strategies as they often find themselves in challenging situations and responsibilities. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to investigate the stress management coping strategies used by academic leaders in an institution of higher learning located in Selangor, Malaysia. A mixed-methods research design was employed and the sample population involved 46 academic leaders from a public university. Data were collected using a questionnaire and semistructured interviews. The quantitative data were statistically analyzed using SPSS while the qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The findings showed that a majority of the academic leaders opted towards positive problem-focused engagement strategies such as cognitive restructuring and problem solving strategies followed by emotion-focused engagement which included expressing emotion and social support strategies. Besides that, academic leaders did confess that they sometimes do use disengagement strategies such as wishful thinking, problem avoidance and self-criticism coping strategies but they stressed that they faced problems and stress in a positive and constructive manner. The findings of this study imply that academic leaders in this study are engaged and well informed of stress coping strategies. However, it is recommended that top management in institutions of higher learning take the initiatives in providing necessary support to academic leaders by educating them on stress management coping strategies.http://education.uitm.edu.my/ajue/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Asian-Journal-Of-University-Education-AJUE-Vol.-11-No.2-December-2015.pdfacademic leadercoping strategy |
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In today’s demanding academic environment, academic leaders need to
be well equipped with stress management coping strategies as they often
find themselves in challenging situations and responsibilities. Therefore,
the main aim of this paper is to investigate the stress management coping
strategies used by academic leaders in an institution of higher learning
located in Selangor, Malaysia. A mixed-methods research design was
employed and the sample population involved 46 academic leaders from
a public university. Data were collected using a questionnaire and semistructured
interviews. The quantitative data were statistically analyzed
using SPSS while the qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The
findings showed that a majority of the academic leaders opted towards
positive problem-focused engagement strategies such as cognitive
restructuring and problem solving strategies followed by emotion-focused
engagement which included expressing emotion and social support
strategies. Besides that, academic leaders did confess that they sometimes
do use disengagement strategies such as wishful thinking, problem
avoidance and self-criticism coping strategies but they stressed that they
faced problems and stress in a positive and constructive manner. The
findings of this study imply that academic leaders in this study are engaged
and well informed of stress coping strategies. However, it is recommended that top management in institutions of higher learning take the initiatives
in providing necessary support to academic leaders by educating them on
stress management coping strategies. |
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academic leader coping strategy |
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