ERIC Number: EJ1426776
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
Teachers' Occupational Health: A Structural Model of Work-Related Stress, Depressed Mood at Work, and Organizational Commitment
Psychology in the Schools, v61 n7 p2930-2948 2024
Organizations, employees, and individuals suffer from adverse outcomes due to a lack of occupational health, impacting everything from organizational performance to psychological and physical health, and they are a prevalent phenomenon for various jobs, including teaching. The aims of the current study are two-fold: to determine the state of occupational health (i) and its structure among 470 Turkish teachers at all school levels, including 338 female teachers (71.9%) and 132 male teachers (28.1%), specifically in terms of stress, the depressed mood at work, and organizational commitment variables (ii). A structural model for occupational health is developed and examined through the AMOS 22 program. The findings of this study indicate that stress predicts a negative impact on organizational commitment (-0.42), whereas it has a positive effect on depressed mood at work (0.74). Additionally, organizational commitment is shown to have a negative impact on depressed mood at work (-0.15). Overall, policymakers, school administrators, and leaders should prioritize strategies to reduce stress, create a healthier work environment, and address the need for proactive efforts to promote a positive emotional climate that improves teacher occupational health. Additionally, further research should explore the other factors that enable to prevent and reduce depression mood at work.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teachers, Job Satisfaction, Quality of Working Life, Industrial Psychology, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Occupational Safety and Health, Mental Health, Attachment Behavior, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Faculty Workload
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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