Davis GatuaKambura, Jonahs Rael2023-08-092023-08-092023http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26697A Research Report Submitted to the School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of Degree of Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology of Kenyatta UniversityOccupational stress continues to affect teachers in the learning environment. Despite its critical implications, most teachers cope with the various stressful situations in their work, although some succumb to it. However, limited studies have examined the association between personal resilience factors and management of occupational stress precisely on teachers in public secondary schools. This research purposed to ascertain the association between personal resilience factors and management of occupational stress among public secondary school teachers in Kiambu County. Ellen Pollidore’s (2003) theory of adult resilience in education was utilized for the study and literature reviewed according to the study. Personal resilience factors and management of occupational stress were the independent and dependent variables of the study respectively. This study employed a correlational research design. The study targeted a population of 4753 teachers from which a sample of 342 teachers was selected through multistage sampling. Self-administered structured questionnaires were used data from teachers whereas interview schedules were used on for the principals. Instrument reliability was established using split-half method where items that reached a threshold coefficient of 0.7 and above, which is acceptable, were retained. The study made use of face, content and construct validities which employed expert opinion, rigorous literature review and adherence to study topic and objectives respectively. The instruments were piloted in Nairobi City County among 28 participants. The reliability coefficient for Teachers’ Occupational Stress Scale (TOSS) was 0.82, and for emotional, social and intellectual resilience; 0.712, 0.701 and 0.891 respectively. Data collection was conducted online by distributing questionnaires and telephone calls used to book for interviews with principals. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics where mean alongside standard deviation were used and inferential statistics involving Pearson correlation method used in testing the study hypotheses. Duly analysed quantitative data was presented in tabular form. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 was used for the computations. Thematic analysis was applied in analysing qualitative data according to the study objectives which was then presented in a narrative form. The researcher sought permission from relevant authorities, that is, Kenyatta University and NACOSTI. A response rate of 84.5% (n=251) was realized in this study. The study found a statistically significant positive relationship between emotional resilience and occupational stress (r[222] =.317**, p=.000) social resilience and occupational stress (r[222]=.407**, p=.000) and intellectual resilience and occupational stress (r[222] = .343**, p =.000) and suggestions for enhancing personal resilience in managing occupational stress suggested. The study concluded that personal resilience factors are positively correlated with management of occupational stress. The study recommended that teacher’s resilience be strengthened through training to ensure that they can withstand adversity in stressful times. Other studies may focus stressors like family, finances and so on using different designs and other populations of teachers. Others may also compare resilience according to demographic characteristics and include other aspects of resilience like spiritualityenPersonal Resilience FactorsManagement of Occupational StressPublic Secondary School TeachersKiambu CountyKenyaThesis