Comparative Study of Teachers in Regular Schools and Teachers in Specialized Schools in France, Working with Students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Stress, Social Support, Coping Strategies and Burnout.
The inclusion of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in schools is a source of stress for teachers. Specialized teachers have, in theory, received special training. To compare the experiences of teachers dealing with students with ASD in different classroom environments. A total of 245 teachers filled out four self-report questionnaires measuring perceived stress, social support, coping strategies, and burnout. Specialized teachers perceive their teaching as a challenge, can count on receiving help from colleagues, use more problem-focused coping strategies and social support seeking behavior, and are less emotionally exhausted than teachers in regular classes. This study highlights that teachers in specialized schools and classes have better adjustment, probably due to their training, experience, and tailored classroom conditions.
Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé (LPPS-EA4057), Institut de Psychologie, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 71 avenue Edouard Vaillant, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex, France. emilie.boujut@parisdescartes.fr.|Ecole Supérieure du Professorat et de l'Education de l'Académie de Versailles (ESPE), Université de Cergy-Pontoise, 5 rue Pasteur, 78100, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. emilie.boujut@parisdescartes.fr.
Emilie
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Boujut
Fondation Les Amis de l'Atelier, 17 rue de l'Egalité, 92290, Châtenay-Malabry, France.
Annika
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Dean
Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé (LPPS-EA4057), Institut de Psychologie, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 71 avenue Edouard Vaillant, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex, France.
Amélie
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Grouselle
Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé (LPPS-EA4057), Institut de Psychologie, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 71 avenue Edouard Vaillant, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex, France.
Emilie
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Cappe
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D005178:Faculty / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D012574:Schools; D057566:Self Report; D012944:Social Support; D013038:Specialization; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology
Autism Spectrum Disorder; Burnout; Inclusion; Stress; Teachers