The purpose of this research, based on Maslow''s theory
of need hierarchy, Lazarus''s theory, and related studies, were
to analysis the relationship between need problems and coping
strategies, and to investigate the level of three psychological
need problems correspond to four coping strategies. Moreover the
study also explored the role of sex, age, educational background
, position, self-concept, teaching attitude and job satisfaction
in psychological need problems and coping strategies, and to
take linear-structure relation to testify "The Theoretical Model
of Need Problems with Coping Strategies for Elementory School
Teachers". "The Teacher Need Problem Inventory",
"Teacher Coping Strategies Inventory", "Tennessee Self-
Concept Scale"," Teacher Attitude Inventory"," Teacher Job
Satisfaction Questionnaire" and "Questionnaire of Teacher
Background" were administed to 855 elementary school
teachers. The major findings were as follows : (1) The
survival need problem of teachers'' response on Teacher Need
Problem Inventory was highest, but the interpersonal
relationship need problem was lowest. And problem-solving
strategies were good. (2) Male teachers had signficantly
high psychological need problems than female teachers. Female
teachers had signifcantly high frequency on using change-
strategies and temporary-strategies. (3) The older he
was, the less psychological needproblems he had. (4)
No significant difference was found among psyshological need
problems or coping strategies in different educational
background. (5) The higher position he got, the less
psychological need problem he had. (6) The self-
concept, teaching attitude, job satisfaction seperately
negatively correlated with psychological need problem , and
positively related to coping strategies. (7) The self-
concept and job satisfaction were found to be the best
predictors of psychological need problems. On the other hand,
self-concep teachingattitude predicted coping strategies.
(8) Seven variables, three psychological need problems and
four coping strategies seperately influenced each other
through three and four typical factors. (9) Psychological
need problem negatively correlated with coping stategies.
(10) The theoretical model of psychological need problem with
coping strategies was not perfect enough. (11) According
to these findings, suggestion was propsed to delete
attribution variables and to modify teaching attitude
correlated with psychological need problems, job satisfaction
and coping strategies. The study utilized "Teacher
Need Problem Coping Strategy Inventory" and "Teacher Physical
and Mental Health Inventory" to investigate the relatioship
between dealing with psychological need problems and taking
coping strategies among 656 elementary school teachers.
Furthermore, this research examined the efficiency of
applying coping strategies. The findings were as follows:
(1) The elementory school teacher took escape-avoidance
strategies frequently to confront three psychological need
problems. (2) The elementory school teacher seldom took
change strategy to confront interpersonal-relationsip and
growth need problems. (3) The health of the elementory
school teachers were excellent and mental health was better
than physical health . (4) There was a significant
correlation between escape-avoidance strategies and physical
and mental health. According to these findings, some
suggestions for educational guidance, and educational
administration were proposed. Moreover, recommendations for
further studies were offered in this dissertation.