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This study compared children's trust belief in peers with their trust beliefs in teachers and parents in association with the children's loneliness at school. The Children's Trust Beliefs Scale and Loneliness Scale were administered to 176 elementary school students. Confirmatory factor analysis of the Trust Beliefs Scale yielded four factors which measured children's trust beliefs in mother, father, teachers and peers using similar variables. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that the interaction between children's trust beliefs in peers and in teachers significantly contributed to loneliness. This result indicated that children who had high trust beliefs in teachers felt more lonely at school than those who had low trust beliefs in teachers, when they also had low trust beliefs in peers. The findings were discussed in terms of a balance in children's trust in peers and teachers and individual differences in children's characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective To study the current status of occupational strain and its influencing factors among middle school teachers in Guangan. Methods With the method of random cluster sampling, the current status and influencing factors of occupational strain among middle school teachers in Guangan were surveyed by the Occupational Stress Inventory revised edition(OSI-R)and self-designed questionnaire. Results(1) Besides interpersonal strain, the scores of personal strain questionnaire and every sub-item were significantly higher the those in southwest territories,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05), and the incidence rate of occupational strain was 29.8%.(2) Single factor analysis showed that the incidence rate of occupational strain among female teachers were significantly higher than that among male teachers,the incidence rate of occupational strain among the teachers working years more than 20 years and senior title were lowest,the incidence rate of occupational strain among the teachers monthly income lower than 3 000 yuan were significantly higher than the teachers monthly income higher than 3 000 yuan,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05). The scores of occupational roles questionnaire in occupational strain group was significantly higher than the normal group,but the scores of personal resources questionnaire was significantly lower than the normal group, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).(3)Multiariable logistic regression analysis showed that female,heavy occupational roles and lack personal resources were the important risk factors of occupational strain among middle school teachers in Guangan. Conclusion The occupational strain among middle school teachers in Guangan is higher. female, heavy occupational roles and lack personal resources were the important risk factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]