The implications associated with this type of research are indeed significant, as the
impact of perceived stress upon staff retention and recruitment to the profession is seen
to be substantial (Jarvis, 2002). There is a clear need to establish environmental and
intrinsic job factors so that interventions can be made to make the working environment
and the profession as stress-free as possible. In addition, by identifying individuals who
are more likely to suffer stress in their work, organizations can identify those who need
to be better supported. Consequently, programmes can be implemented to train these
individuals to develop more effective coping strategies which are adaptive to the
inevitable demands and pressures of the teaching profession. Research on individual
contributory factors could also potentially inform theory on position allocation and job
selection procedures in human resource management (Parkes, 1994), although this may
be difficult to implement in practice.