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Understanding Physiological Stress in Teachers and Students: Identifying Ways to Facilitate Adaptive Coping

Fri, April 8, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Exhibit Hall D Section C

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

Physiological measures of stress allow education researchers to examine how stressful experiences in school get “under the skin” and influence a person’s social, emotional, physiological and neurocognitive functioning. Examining neuroendocrine biomarkers of stress, such as cortisol, in the school context allows researchers to identify how stress affects teachers and students. Such research is critical as it provides valuable insights into potential intervention strategies to mitigate the negative impacts of stress within schools. However, collecting physiological data in schools poses a variety of barriers, including recruitment, financial, analytic, and interpretative challenges. This symposium highlights four school-based studies that utilize cortisol to better understand factors impacting student and teacher stress. Discussions will consider the feasibility and utility of cortisol research in schools.

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