چکیده (انگلیسی):

The survey investigated the extent to which Brunei trainee teachers used the task-oriented, emotion-oriented, and
avoidance-oriented coping strategies when in stressful situations. Data collection employed the Coping Inventory
for Stressful Situations. Participants consisted of 118 educational psychology student teachers at the University
of Brunei Darussalam. Of these, 89 (75%) were females while 29 (25%) were males. The sample comprised of
71 (60%) BEd and 47 (40%) PGCE students. Overall, the task-oriented strategy was the most used coping
method followed by the avoidance-oriented style. There were no significant gender and program of study
differences in the way participants employed the three coping procedures. Age, gender, and program of study
were not significantly correlated with the three coping strategies. The coping strategies were found to be distinct
ways of reacting to and relieving stress according to the Brunei sample. Further mixed methods research was
recommended to gain additional insights on the problem