Responsibility, Stress and the Well-Being of School Principals: How Principals Engaged in Self-Care during the COVID-19 Crisis

Autor/inn/en	Hayes, Sonya D.; Anderson, Erin; Carpenter, Bradley W.
Titel	Responsibility, Stress and the Well-Being of School Principals: How Principals Engaged in Self-Care during the COVID-19 Crisis
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Administration, 60 (2022) 4, S.403-418 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hayes, Sonya D.) ORCID (Anderson, Erin) ORCID (Carpenter, Bradley W.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-8234
DOI	10.1108/JEA-08-2021-0153
Schlagwörter	Principals; Stress Management; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Well Being; Stress Variables; Coping; Leadership Responsibility; Burnout; Mental Health; Emotional Response; Administrator Role; Exercise; Social Support Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Bewältigung; Burn out (Psychology); Burnout-syndrom; Burnout-Syndrom; Psychohygiene; Emotionales Verhalten; Übung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	Purpose: This study centers the reflections of principals across the USA as they navigated the overwhelming stress of closing and reopening schools during a global pandemic. Specifically, the authors explored how school principals addressed self-care and their own well-being during the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: This research study is part of a broader qualitative study conducted by 20 scholars from across the USA in Spring 2020 and organized by the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE). This national research team conducted 120 qualitative interviews with public school principals in 19 different states and 100 districts. As part of this team, the authors coded and analyzed all 120 transcripts in NVivo using a self-care framework. Findings: The responses from the participants capture some of the complexity of self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors found evidence of both negative and positive sentiments towards self-care that will be described in five major themes. For the tensions with self-care, the authors developed two primary themes: leaders eat last and keep from falling off the cliff. For the demonstrations of self-care, the authors also developed three primary themes: release the endorphins, people need people and unplug from work. Originality/value: Although researchers have identified the stressors and reactions of principals during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known on how principals engaged in self-care practices. This study aims to identify these self-care practices and offer recommendations for principals. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01