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Stress, Coping and Considerations of Leaving the Profession—A Cross-Sectional Online Survey of Teachers and School Principals after Two Years of the Pandemic
- Teaching is amongst the six professions with the highest stress levels and lowest job satisfaction, leading to a high turnover rate and teacher shortages. During the pandemic, teachers and school principals were confronted with new regulations and teaching methods. This study aims to examine post-pandemic stress levels, as well as resilience factors to proactively cope with stress and thoughts of leaving the profession among teachers and school principals. We used a cross-sectional online survey. The validated instruments Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and Proactive Coping Subscale (PCI) were used. We included 471 teachers and 113 school principals in the analysis. Overall, respondents had a moderate stress level. During the pandemic, every fourth teacher (27.2%) and every third principal (32.7%) had serious thoughts of leaving the profession. More perceived helplessness (OR = 1.2, p < 0.001), less self-efficacy (OR = 0.8, p = 0.002), and poorer coping skills (OR = 0.96, p = 0.044) were associated with a higher likelihood of thoughts of leaving the profession for teachers, whereas for school principals, only higher perceived helplessness (OR = 1.2, p = 0.008) contributed significantly. To prevent further teacher attrition, teachers and school principals need support to decrease stress and increase their ability to cope.
Author: | Petra Lücker, Anika Kästner, Arne Hannich, Lena Schmeyers, Janny Lücker, Wolfgang HoffmannORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:gbv:9-opus-105211 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316122 |
ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
Parent Title (English): | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Place of publication: | Basel |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first Publication: | 2022/12/02 |
Release Date: | 2024/01/22 |
Tag: | pandemic; perceived stress scale PSS-10; proactive coping: turnover; school principals; teachers |
Volume: | 19 |
Issue: | 23 |
Article Number: | 16122 |
Page Number: | 17 |
Faculties: | Universitätsmedizin / Institut für Community Medicine |
Collections: | Artikel aus DFG-gefördertem Publikationsfonds |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung |