Job Perceptions Contribute to Stress among Secondary School Teachers in Southwestern Uganda
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Objectives
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Setting
2.2. Design and Sampling
2.3. Procedure and Data Assessment
2.4. Participants
2.5. Measures
2.5.1. Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Work Conditions
2.5.2. Stress and Burn Out
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Teachers’ Burden and Satisfaction of Work
3.2. Teachers’ Stress and Burnout
3.3. Factors Contribution to Teachers’ Stress
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Items | Not True | Somehow True | Certainly True |
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School environment and teaching problems | |||
I work productively with other teachers. | 78.7 | 18.9 | 2.4 |
I establish achievable goals for myself. | 69.0 | 25.8 | 5.2 |
I guide students toward intellectual and emotional growth. | 80.8 | 17.5 | 1.7 |
Organizing the classroom for instruction is easy. | 47.4 | 45.7 | 6.9 |
The physical environment of my classroom (e.g., equipment, number of students) helps my teaching. | 56.0 | 37.5 | 6.5 |
I utilize a variety of teaching methods in the classroom. | 71.4 | 26.5 | 2.1 |
I maintain appropriate classroom control. | 71.2 | 27.8 | 1.0 |
I respect my students. | 83.2 | 16.5 | 0.3 |
I insist upon students’ respect for others and their property. | 81.8 | 15.8 | 2.4 |
I work effectively with superiors (e.g., headteacher, dean of students, head of department). | 77.6 | 21.0 | 1.4 |
I feel competent in the subjects that I teach. | 6.0 | 12.0 | 82.0 |
I become involved in the personal lives of students. | 14.8 | 46.7 | 38.5 |
I have a personal philosophy of education. | 51.7 | 40.0 | 8.3 |
I am accepted and respected by my professional peers. | 70.8 | 26.1 | 3.1 |
Feelings of pressure | |||
Personal crises affect my life as a teacher. | 17.6 | 47.9 | 34.5 |
Curriculum demands pressure me. | 26.6 | 44.1 | 29.3 |
I consider leaving the teaching profession. | 47.0 | 30.0 | 23.0 |
I feel under pressure in teaching. | 45.5 | 37.9 | 16.6 |
I feel inadequate as a teacher. | 66.7 | 18.9 | 14.4 |
Making long-term plans is difficult for me. | 48.5 | 33.3 | 18.2 |
Teaching takes time away from my family. | 19.9 | 45.4 | 34.7 |
Lack of public acknowledgment of teachers bothers me. | 23.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 |
Lack of academic freedom concerns me. | 27.1 | 39.9 | 33.0 |
Lack of public funding for the education sector concerns me. | 10.0 | 25.9 | 64.1 |
I feel my salary is adequate. | 21.3 | 21.0 | 57.7 |
I have difficulty being productive within the psychological climate of the school. | 34.7 | 44.3 | 21.0 |
Personally managing disruptive students in class is difficult. | 16.8 | 33.0 | 50.2 |
Stress Level | |||
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How Often… | No | Elevated | High |
Personal-related stress | 23.7 | 50.5 | 25.8 |
…have you felt tired? | 9.6 | 9.6 | 80.8 |
…have you been physically exhausted? | 15.8 | 17.5 | 66.7 |
…have you been emotionally exhausted? | 25.7 | 26.5 | 47.8 |
…have you thought “I can’t take it anymore”? | 48.1 | 22.7 | 29.2 |
…have you felt worn-out? | 38.1 | 20.7 | 41.2 |
…have you felt weak and susceptible to illness? | 24.1 | 23.7 | 52.2 |
Work-related stress | 41.0 | 45.9 | 13.1 |
…have you felt worn out at the end of the working day? | 21.6 | 15.9 | 62.5 |
…have you been exhausted in the morning at the thought of another day at work? | 49.1 | 23.4 | 27.5 |
…have you felt that every working hour is tiring for you? | 56.4 | 22.0 | 21.6 |
…have you had enough energy for family and friends during leisure time? | 12.4 | 17.2 | 70.4 |
…has your work been emotionally exhausting? | 32.0 | 24.0 | 44.0 |
…has your work frustrated you? | 46.9 | 20.3 | 32.8 |
…have you felt burnt out because of your work? | 51.2 | 21.0 | 27.8 |
Student-related stress | 48.6 | 35.2 | 16.2 |
…have you found it hard to work with students? | 42.1 | 23.1 | 34.8 |
…has it drained your energy to work with students? | 47.4 | 22.4 | 30.2 |
…have you found it frustrating to work with students? | 54.0 | 17.8 | 28.2 |
…have you felt that you give more than you get back when you work with students? | 31.3 | 13.7 | 55.0 |
…have you been tired of working with students? | 48.8 | 21.0 | 30.2 |
…have you wondered how long you will be able to continue working with students? | 42.6 | 17.2 | 40.2 |
Total stress level | 39.8 | 47.1 | 13.1 |
Study Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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1. Age | |||||||||||
2. Gender | −0.141 * | ||||||||||
3. Working hours | 0.122 * | −0.115 | |||||||||
4. Class size | −0.092 | −0.044 | 0.140 * | ||||||||
5. Family size | 0.361 ** | 0.099 | 0.088 | −0.037 | |||||||
6. Personal stress | 0.087 | 0.006 | 0.107 | −0.174 ** | 0.135 * | ||||||
7. Work-related stress | 0.109 | −0.041 | 0.096 | −0.125 * | 0.079 | 0.656 ** | |||||
8. Student-related stress | 0.002 | 0.059 | 0.052 | −0.069 | 0.095 | 0.559 ** | 0.627 ** | ||||
9. Teacher stress total | 0.074 | 0.013 | 0.097 | −0.142 * | 0.118 * | 0.856 ** | 0.881 ** | 0.851 ** | |||
10. Feelings of pressure | 0.055 | −0.126 * | −0.076 | 0.009 | 0.067 | 0.244 ** | 0.282 ** | 0.219 ** | 0.287 ** | ||
11. Teaching difficulties | −0.065 | −0.054 | 0.055 | −0.003 | −0.057 | 0.002 | 0.131 * | 0.092 | 0.088 | −0.192 ** | |
12. Violence | −0.016 | −0.016 | −0.047 | 0.037 | −0.034 | 0.280 ** | 0.277 ** | 0.272 ** | 0.322 ** | 0.074 | 0.050 |
Model 1 | Model 2 | |||||||||
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Variable | B | SE(B) | β | t | p | B | SE(B) | β | t | p |
Age | 0.044 | 0.119 | 0.024 | 0.369 | 0.713 | 0.006 | 0.111 | 0.003 | 0.056 | 0.955 |
Gender | 1.151 | 2.258 | 0.032 | 0.510 | 0.611 | 3.012 | 2.131 | 0.083 | 1.414 | 0.159 |
Family size | 0.728 | 0.374 | 0.128 | 1.947 | 0.053 | 0.561 | 0.350 | 0.098 | 1.604 | 0.110 |
Working hours | 0.075 | 0.030 | 0.145 | 2.500 | 0.013 | |||||
Class size | −0.055 | 0.019 | −0.166 | −2.890 | 0.004 | |||||
Teaching difficulties | 0.776 | 0.270 | 0.166 | 2.872 | 0.004 | |||||
Feelings of pressure | 1.110 | 0.201 | 0.320 | 5.512 | <0.001 | |||||
R2 | 0.021 | 0.166 | ||||||||
ΔR2 | 0.145 |
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Ssenyonga, J.; Hecker, T. Job Perceptions Contribute to Stress among Secondary School Teachers in Southwestern Uganda. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052315
Ssenyonga J, Hecker T. Job Perceptions Contribute to Stress among Secondary School Teachers in Southwestern Uganda. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(5):2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052315
Chicago/Turabian StyleSsenyonga, Joseph, and Tobias Hecker. 2021. "Job Perceptions Contribute to Stress among Secondary School Teachers in Southwestern Uganda" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5: 2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052315