Gender, length of time in the teaching profession, and whether the teacher was full-or
part-time were not significant predictors of perceived stress. Table 5 shows the
correlations between all of the factors included in the multiple regression. This indicates
that although the length of time spent in teaching is not a significant predictor of stress,
there is a significant positive correlation between these two factors, r 1⁄4 :248; p , :05.
Also of interest is the significant positive correlation between achievement striving and
Type A behaviour, r 1⁄4 :372; p , :01. This adds evidence regarding the convergent
validity of the TASS as achievement striving is a specific component of Type A behaviour
patterns.