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Psicologia: teoria e prática
Print version ISSN 1516-3687
Abstract
FILIPPSEN, Osvaldo André and MARIN, Angela Helena. School climate and indicators of stress, anxiety, and depression in teachers of private technical high school. Psicol. teor. prat. [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.3, pp. 247-262. ISSN 1516-3687. http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1980-6906/psicologia.v22n3p247-262.
This study examined the contribution and the extent to which the school climate affects the indicators of stress, anxiety, and depression in teachers of private technical high school. An analytical observational design was used with the participation of 62 teachers who completed the Sociodemographic and Labor Questionnaire, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale – 21, and the Delaware School Climate Survey-Teacher/Staff. Analyses indicated weak correlations between considered variables. Fairness of rules negative perception explained 16% of variance of depression and 15% of stress, while safety negative perception explained 14% of the variance of anxiety. Despite the low intensity of stress, anxiety, and depression indicators, the fairness of rules and safety are factors that can affect the mental health of teachers, which need to be considered, because they may impact the quality of teaching and learning.
Keywords : school climate; stress; anxiety; depression; teachers.