Publications
Recent Publications
Our team regularly publishes books, book chapters, and articles in journals focusing on stress, wellness, and education. Recent research from the Coping and Stress in Education research group are listed below according to research topics.
Teacher Stress and Wellness
Research on Stress and Coping in K-12 Education: Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond.
McCarthy, C.J., & Lambert, R.G. (Eds.) (2023). Research on Stress and Coping in K-12 Education: Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Teacher stress and COVID-19: Where do we go from here?
McCarthy, C. J., Blaydes, M., Weppner, C. H., & Lambert, R. G. (2022). Teacher stress and COVID-19: Where do we go from here?. Phi Delta Kappan, 104(1), 12-17.
Barriers to and facilitators for teachers’ wellbeing
Gearhart, C. A., Blaydes, M., & McCarthy, C. J. (2022). Barriers to and facilitators for teachers’ wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 867433.
Risk for occupational stress among U.S. kindergarten teachers
Lambert, R., Boyle, L., Fitchett, P., & McCarthy, C. (2019). Risk for occupational stress among U.S. kindergarten teachers. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 61, 13–20.
Lambert, R. G., McCarthy, C. J., Fitchett, P., & Eyal, M. (2018). Examining elementary teachers’ risk for occupational stress: Associations with teacher, school, and state policy variables. Teachers’ College Record, 120 (12), 1 – 42.
Teacher stress: Balancing demands and resources
McCarthy, C. J. (2019). Teacher stress: Balancing demands and resources. Phi Delta Kappan. 101, (3), November 019.
Stress vulnerability in the first year of teaching
McCarthy, C. J., Fitchett, P. G., Lambert, R. G., & Boyle, L. (2019). Stress vulnerability in the first year of teaching. Teaching Education. 10.1080/10476210.2019.1635108
Fitchett, P. G., McCarthy, C. J., Lambert, R. G., McCarthy, C. J., & Boyle, L. B. (2018). An examination of US first-year teachers’ risk for occupational stress: Associations with professional preparation and occupational health, Teachers and Teaching, 24, 2, 99-118. DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2017.1386648
Understanding teacher stress in an era of accountability
Lambert, R. G., & McCarthy, C. J. (Eds.). (2006). Understanding teacher stress in an era of accountability. (Vol. III). Greenwich, Connecticut: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Teacher Stress: Race, Culture, and Sexual Identity
McCarthy, C. J., Lambert, R. G., Mosley, K., Fitchett, P. G., & Dillard, J. B. (2021). Teacher Appraisals of Demand-Resource Imbalances in Racially Concentrated Schools: An Extension of Transactional Theory with Black, Hispanic, and White U.S. Teachers. International Journal of Stress Management, 28(1), 24-31.
Fitchett, P. G., Dillard, J. B., McCarthy, C. J., Lambert, R. G., & Mosley, K. (2020). Examining the intersectionality among teacher race/ethnicity, school context, and risk for occupational stress. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 28(87).
McCarthy, C. J., Dillard, J. B., Fitchett, P. G., Boyle, L., & Lambert, R. G. (2019). Associations between teacher-student racial/ethnic congruence and public school teachers’ risk for stress. Urban Education, DOI: 10.1177/0042085919894049
Fitchett, P., Hopper, E. B., Eyal, M., McCarthy, C. J., & Lambert, R. G. (2017). Racial congruence, teacher stress and professional commitment among African American female teachers. In Farine-Wu, A., Allen, A, & Lewis, C. W. (Eds.) Black Female Teachers: Diversifying the United States’ Teacher Workforce. (pp. 135-158). Emerald.
McCarthy, C. J., Lineback, S., Fitchett, P., & Lambert, R. G., Boyle, L., & Eyal, M. (2017). Contextual and cultural differences affecting educator stress. In McIntyre, T., McIntyre, S., & Francis, D. Educator stress: an occupational health perspective: Springer.
Lineback, S., Allender, M., Gaines, R., McCarthy, C. J., & Butler, A. (2016). They think I am a pervert: A Qualitative analysis of lesbian and gay teachers’ experiences with stress at school. Educational Studies, DOI:10.1080/00131946.2016.1231681
Groups for Teacher Wellness
Mind-Body group for teacher stress: A Trauma-Informed intervention program
Eyal, M., Bauer, T., Playfair, E., & McCarthy, C. J. (2019). Mind-Body group for teacher stress: A Trauma-Informed intervention program. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 44(3), 204-221.
Preliminary investigation of a stress prevention and mindfulness group for teachers
Reiser, J. E., & McCarthy, C. J. (2017). Preliminary investigation of a stress prevention and mindfulness group for teachers. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 43, 2-34.
Reiser, J. E., & McCarthy, C. J. (2017). Preliminary investigation of a stress prevention and mindfulness group for teachers. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 43, 2-34.
Boyle, L. H., Whittaker, T. A., Eyal, M., & McCarthy, C. J. (2017). What really happens in group research? Results of a content analysis of recent quantitative research in JSGW. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 42, 3, 243-252.
Reiser, J. E., Murphy, S.L., & McCarthy, C. J. (2016). Stress prevention and mindfulness: A psychoeducational and support group for teachers. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 41, 117-139.
Research on the Classroom Appraisal of Resources and Demands (CARD) Measure
McCarthy, C. J., Lambert, R. G., Lineback, S., Fitchett, P., & Baddouh, P. (2016). Assessing Teacher Appraisals and Stress in the Classroom: Review of the Classroom Appraisal of Resources and Demands. Educational Psychology Review, 28(3), 577-603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-015-9322-6
Lambert, R. G., McCarthy, C. J., O’ Donnell, M., & Wang, C. (2009). Measuring elementary teacher stress and coping in the classroom: Validity evidence for the classroom appraisal of resources and demands. Psychology in the Schools, 46, 973-988.
Research On Group Counseling and Counseling Theory
Fundamentals of Group Process Observation
Choudhuri, D. D., & McCarthy, C. J. (Eds.). (2023). Fundamentals of Group Process Observation. Taylor & Francis.
McCarthy, C., & French, K. (2017). Student Perceptions of Online Video Cases to Promote Helping Skills Training. The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 9(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.7729/92.1160
McCarthy, C. J., Whittaker, T., Boyle, L., & Eyal, M. (2017). Quantitative approaches to group work: Suggestions for best practices. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 42, 1, 3 – 16.
Westheimer, J., Capello, J., McCarthy, C. J., & Denny, N. (2009). Employing a group medical intervention for hypertensive male veterans: An exploratory analysis. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 151-174.
Research on Preventive Coping and the Preventive Resources Inventory
Westheimer, J., Capello, J., McCarthy, C. J., & Denny, N. (2009). Employing a group medical intervention for hypertensive male veterans: An exploratory analysis. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 151-174.
McCarthy, C. J., Lambert, R. G., & Moller, N. (2006). Preventive resources and emotion regulation expectancies as mediators between attachment and college students’ stress outcomes. International Journal of Stress Management, 13, 1-22.
Lambert, R. G., McCarthy, C. J., Gilbert, T., Sebree, M., & Steinley-Bumgarner, M. (2006). Validity evidence for the use of the Preventive Resources Inventory with college students Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 39, 66-83.