PSYCHOSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF STRESS IN TEACHERS OCCUPATION AND PREVENTION APPROACHES
Journal Title: Българско списание за обществено здраве (Bulgarian Journal of Public Health) - Year 2015, Vol 0, Issue 2
Abstract
Nation’s future and prosperity are directly connected with quality of education starting in very early stage, considerably dependent on health and wellbeing of teachers, the most represented occupation in public sector. Objectives: Based on the «person-environment-fit» stress model to study psychosocial work load, work conditions causing stress and their impact upon mental health dimensions and reveal possible changes compared to our 20 years ago study on the same topic (“ follow-up”) as base to point out effective directions and measures to improve teachers work conditions and health. Methods. Data were obtained on sociodemographic characteristics: age, job tenure, type of school, grade level, discipline taught, as well as on job and well being dimensions, from 500 teachers in 18 public schools, to 85% women. Results. Work stressors profile reveals noise, pupils’ behaviors and contacts with a lot of different people being the leading strain sources for more then half to 2/3 of the teachers. Job stress measures are calculated and correlated with mental health indices and used as independent variables in regression analyses on health. Psychosocial work content and work load consequences affect various wellbeing measures - wage satisfaction, turnover intention, psychosomatic complaints, and family problems. Conclusion. Preliminary results reveal lower levels of stressors and health symptoms then before 20 yrs. Length of service and age correlated positively with subjective work load and perceived stressors determining psychosomatic complaints increase. Low decision latitude associates with work strain and stress indicators increase. Main directions on different levels are systemized to promote healthy work environment at school and proposed to be included in the National OHS Plan.
Authors and Affiliations
Bistra Tzenova, Irina Dimitrova, Katya Vangelova
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