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Abstract

This study aimed to explore the correlation between professional identity and psychological stress among a sample of teachers in the Sultanate of Oman. The sample consisted of 400 male and female teachers. The researcher employed a descriptive correlational approach and used two scales: the Professional Identity Scale and the Psychological Stress Scale. The results showed a statistically significant negative correlation between professional identity and psychological stress both at the overall level and at the dimension level, except for the academic dimension of psychological stress and the social modeling dimension of professional identity, where the negative relationship was not statistically significant. The results also indicated statistically significant differences in favor of females in the total scale of professional identity and all its dimensions, except for the dimension of social comparison and restoration of self-esteem. There were no statistically significant differences in professional identity due to the experience variable on the scale as a whole and in its dimensions, except for the professional self-image dimension, where differences favored those with more than 15 years of experience. Furthermore, the results showed no statistically significant differences in psychological stress according to the gender variable in the total scale and all its dimensions, except for the psychological dimension, which favored females. There were also statistically significant differences in the overall scale and its five dimensions due to the experience variable, favoring those with more than 15 years of experience, as it became evident that the impact of psychological stress on them is less compared to other years of experience.

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