ERIC Number: EJ1359115
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
EISSN: EISSN-1935-102X
Teachers' Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kush, Joseph M.; Badillo-Goicoechea, Elena; Musci, Rashelle J.; Stuart, Elizabeth A.
Educational Researcher, v51 n9 p593-597 Dec 2022
With an emergence of research investigating the educational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, empirical studies assessing teachers' mental health throughout the pandemic have been scarce. Using a large national data set, the current study compares mental health outcomes during the pandemic between pre-K-12 teachers and professionals in other occupations. Further, we compare the prevalence of mental health outcomes between in-person and remote teachers (N = 134,693). Findings indicate that teachers reported a greater prevalence of anxiety symptoms than did those in other professions and that remote teachers reported significantly higher levels of distress than did those teaching in person. We summarize the policy implications of these results.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health, Anxiety, Elementary School Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Incidence, In Person Learning, Distance Education, School Closing, Depression (Psychology), Social Isolation, Teacher Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01MH115487