Psychological distress in a sample of teachers

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• Personal Author:
  Schonfeld IS
• Description:
  Potential stressors and distress were measured independently in an effort to determine whether teachers in another geographic area obtained high scores similar to others tested on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). New York City school teachers participated in the study. An earlier study had been conducted with teachers from the Los Angeles area. An examination of the mean CES-D score indicated that the level of depressive symptoms in the sample was higher than might be expected from average community residents. A correlation was noted between the CES-D and the Psychophysiologic Symptom Scale which suggested that distress was distinct from job related morale, which was indexed by measures of motivation to continue teaching and job satisfaction. Regression analyses indicated that the level of job strain was more closely related to psychological distress and low morale than episodic stressors, including crimes in which the teacher was the victim. Colleague support was related to lower symptom level and higher morale. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coping Skills Education Mental Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Attitude Coping-behavior Epidemiology; Job-stress Mental-stress NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Psychological-disorders Teaching
• ISSN:
  0022-3980
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  321-338
• Volume:
  124
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00214020
• Citation:
  J Psychol 1990 May; 124(3):321-338
• Contact Point Address:
  Social and Psychological Fdns the City College of Cuny Convent Avenue at 138Th St New York, New York 10031
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• NORA Priority Area:
  Psychologic Disorders
• Performing Organization:
  City College of New York, New York, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19880601
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Psychology
• End Date:
  20010331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bc5e955353ca7b851cc386a7f6db433def6cf31dd28513d6c192505313d2afc13c55cb2fae233debc81be0509f14b5015b879c91541b71e3243632ed6e678db7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205424/cdc_205424_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.11 MB ]