THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CAREER BARRIERS OF FEMALE TEACHERS AND THEIR ANGER AND STRESS LEVELS

It was aimed, in this study, to determine the relationship between the career barriers of female teachers and their anger and stress levels. The data of this research, which was designed in the relational survey model, were obtained from 502 teachers working in the central districts of Mersin. In the study, “Career Barrier Scale of Female Teachers” with 27 items was used to determine the career barriers of female teachers, “Organizational Stress Scale” with 71 items to determine the organizational stress level of teachers, and an 18-item “Anger Scale” was used to determine the anger levels of teachers. Regarding the results of the study, female teachers stated that women experienced more career barriers than male teachers in the "family", "school-environment" and "gender stereotypes" sub-dimensions of career barriers. It was also revealed that female teachers think more positively than men in "participation in decisions" and "professional appearance" of organizational stress while no significant difference was found between the views of male and female teachers in the anger sub-dimensions. It was observed that as the career barriers of female teachers increased, so did their stress levels but their anger management decreased. As a result, career barriers experienced by female teachers predict their stress levels and anger management levels, though low.   Article visualizations