Do teachers have worse mental health? Review of the existing comparative research and results from the Belgian Health Interview Survey |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Groningen, The Netherlands;2. Cardiff University, UK;3. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium;4. University of Sussex, UK;1. Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactic, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, Alicante 03080, Spain;2. Department of Health Psychology, Area of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Avenida de la Universidad s/n, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain;3. Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactic, Faculty of Education, Valencian International University, Valencia 46021, Spain |
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| Abstract: | It is widely believed that teachers have a higher risk of developing mental health problems when compared with other professions. That claim, however, is more often stated as a fact than as the outcome of empirical research. Against that background, we (1) critically review the existing empirical studies on teachers' mental health and (2) use the Belgian Health Interview Survey (n = 7381) to compare teachers with 31 other occupations on five mental health indicators: psychological impairment, somatization, depressive, anxiety, and sleeping disorder. The idea that teachers have worse mental health than other professionals is less conclusive than often assumed. |
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| Keywords: | Teacher mental health Teacher burnout Psychological distress Depression Anxiety Teacher stress Mental disorders |
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