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Table 5 Perceived support from diverse sources of support (entire sample)

From: A social perspective on resilience: social support and dyadic coping in teacher training

 

M

SD

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

Professional context

 Fellow trainees

4.14

.92

5 (1.80%)

11 (3.96%)

38 (13.67%)

111 (39.93%)

113 (40.65%)

 Colleagues at school

3.88

.90

2 (.72%)

21 (7.55%)

57 (20.50%)

127 (45.68%)

71 (25.54%)

 Mentorsa

3.73

1.09

12 (4.32%)

29 (10.43%)

54 (19.42%)

110 (39.57%)

73 (26.26%)

 Seminar teachersb

3.01

1.07

26 (9.42%)

58 (21.01%)

100 (36.23%)

71 (25.72%)

21 (7.61%)

 School principal

2.56

1.20

66 (23.83%)

71 (25.63%)

78 (28.16%)

44 (15.88%)

18 (6.50%)

Private context

 Partner, spouse

3.62

1.41

37 (13.75%)

28 (10.41%)

31 (11.52%)

78 (29.00%)

95 (35.32%)

 Friends

3.03

1.29

48 (17.52%)

43 (15.69%)

73 (26.64%)

74 (27.01%)

36 (13.14%)

 Parents

2.80

1.49

80 (29.20%)

45 (16.42%)

48 (17.52%)

51 (18.61%)

50 (18.25%)

 Other family members

2.10

1.27

135 (49.45%)

38 (13.92%)

46 (16.85%)

45 (16.48%)

9 (3.30%)

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation; 269 ≤ n ≤ 278; n (in %), the reduced number of persons results from the fact that not all of the 307 respondents provided information on the perceived support of various sources of support; asupervising teachers at the schools where the trainee teachers are employed; bsupervising teachers for specific subjects at the colleges of didactics and teacher education