scholarly journals Patterns of Teachers’ Occupational Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Relations to Experiences of Exhaustion, Recovery, and Interactional Styles of Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanni Pöysä ◽  
Eija Pakarinen ◽  
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Experiences ◽  
Recovery From Work

This study examined profiles of teachers’ occupational well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data were collected from 279 Finnish primary school teachers during the spring of 2020. Four groups of teachers were identified by using Latent Profile Analysis: 1) teachers with mediocre stress and work engagement (34.4%); 2) teachers with mediocre stress and lowest work engagement (11.5%); 3) teachers with highest stress and work engagement (26.5%); and 4) teachers with lowest stress and highest work engagement (27.6%). The findings indicated that teachers’ occupational well-being was individually constructed, and there was a diversity with ways how negative and positive aspects of occupational well-being were drawn into patterns. The profile groups were further analyzed with respect to teachers’ experiences of emotional exhaustion, recovery from work, and interactional styles of teaching. The results revealed that during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic many teachers experienced occupational stress as well as some increase in stress due to the pandemic. In addition, the findings provided new insights concerning how teachers’ work engagement was perhaps not severely affected during the first few months of the pandemic, and on how different teaching styles were associated specifically with different aspects of occupational well-being.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Work Engagement and Burnout Profiles: Associations With a Sense of Efficacy and Interprofessional Collaboration at School

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anni Holmström ◽  
Heta Tuominen ◽  
Miia Tuominen ◽  
Marjaana Veermans
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Sense Of Efficacy ◽  
Oriented Approach

This study provides new insights into the work-related well-being of teachers, defined here as engagement and burnout, by investigating their associations with the teachers’ sense of efficacy and interprofessional collaboration in schools. Using a person-oriented approach and latent profile analysis, a sample of Finnish comprehensive school teachers (N = 355) were classified based on their work engagement and burnout. Three profiles were identified: engaged, engaged-exhausted, and burned-out. Teachers with distinct profiles differed from each other in terms of their sense of efficacy and experiences of interprofessional collaboration, suggesting that both might have an important role in enhancing work engagement and preventing burnout.

scholarly journals Primary School Teachers’ Experiences of Sexual Education in Spain. A Qualitative Study.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Jesús Plaza-del-Pino ◽  
Isabelle Soliani ◽  
Cayetano Fernández-Sola ◽  
Joaquín Jesús Molina-García ◽  
María Isabel Ventura-Miranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Sexual Education ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Experiences ◽  
Teaching Learning

Sexual education is a part of the teaching-learning process that addresses cognitive, psychological, physical and social aspects of sexuality. The purpose of sexual education is to provide people with knowledge, abilities, attitudes and values that will help them to have good sexual health, well-being and dignity. The objective of this study was to explore the experiences and opinions of primary school teachers regarding Sexual Education in school. A descriptive qualitative study was designed based on content analysis. Twelve open-ended interviews with primary school teachers were carried out, followed by inductive data analysis using ATLAS.ti software. Two key themes emerged from the analysis: ‘In search of a comprehensive approach to Sexual Education’ and ‘Barriers to Sexual Education in schools: From the lack of training to fear of the families’. We conclude that despite the efforts to implement a comprehensive approach to Sexual Education that recognises sexuality as a right, primary school teachers face difficulties in delivering Sexual Education in schools due to a lack of training and the fear that parents will reject their children being spoken to about sexuality.

scholarly journals An exploratory study on profiles of recovery experiences among Korean employees

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 643-667
Author(s):  
SunA Kang ◽  
ChoonShin Park ◽  
JaeYoon Chang
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Recovery Experiences ◽  
Job Conditions ◽  
And Control ◽  
Person Centered Approach

The present study aimed to replicate Bennett et al. (2016)’s study that investigated the profiles of recovery experiences among U.S. employees. A sample of 472 Korean employees was surveyed on their four recovery experiences(psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery and control; Sonnentag & Fritz, 2007) and problem-solving pondering during typical leisure time. By adopting person-centered approach using the latent profile analysis, we identified three profiles of recovery experiences: Recovery, Intermediate, and Fatigue Profiles. There were significant differences among these three profiles in demographics(age, marriage status, and the number of children) and job conditions(job demands, job resources), and well-being outcomes(work engagement, emotional exhaustion, sleep quality). By comparing the results with those of Bennett et al. (2016), we discussed the implications and limitations of this study, and suggested directions for the future studies.

scholarly journals Employee burnout and positive dimensions of well-being: A latent workplace spirituality profile analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0242267
Author(s):  
Laura Dal Corso ◽  
Alessandro De Carlo ◽  
Francesca Carluccio ◽  
Daiana Colledani ◽  
Alessandra Falco
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Affectivity ◽  
Organizational Contexts ◽  
Employee Burnout

In recent years, a new and promising construct has attracted the attention of organizational research: Workplace spirituality. To investigate the role of workplace spirituality in organizational contexts, two studies were carried out. Study 1 explored the mediation role of workplace spirituality in the relationship between positive supervisor behaviors and employee burnout. Results showed that workplace spirituality strongly contributes to reduce burnout and mediates the effect of supervisor integrity in reducing this threat. Study 2 considered the relationships of workplace spirituality with positive affectivity, resilience, self-efficacy, and work engagement. In particular, workplace spirituality profiles were investigated through latent profile analysis (LPA). Findings showed that workplace spirituality is related to higher positive affectivity, resilience, self-efficacy, and work engagement. In contrast, a workplace spirituality profile characterized by a low-intensity spiritual experience is associated with higher negative feelings. The practical implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals To detach or not to detach? The moderating effect of psychological detachment on the relations between heavy work investment and well-being

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Gaudiino ◽  
Giovanni Di Stefano
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Effort ◽  
Positive Affectivity ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Heavy Work ◽  
Different Levels

AbstractThis study focuses on two types of heavy work investment, namely workaholism and work engagement, and on psychological detachment from work. Both workaholism and work engagement refer to an intense work effort, yet with a different impact on work and personal life. Building on Stressor–Detachment Model (SDM), we examine how different levels of workaholism, work engagement, and psychological detachment influence different outcomes related to employees’ well-being (i.e., perceived health, negative affectivity, positive affectivity). Data were collected from 342 employees via online survey and analyzed by mean of latent profile analysis. Five employee profiles were identified: High-Detachment and Engaged, Heavy Work Investors, Mild-Detachment and Disengaged, Mild-Detachment and Engaged, and Pure Workaholics. The profiles showed different patterns of the outcomes under investigation. Our findings also indicate that psychological detachment is an important factor that alleviates the detrimental effects of heavy work investment on employees’ well-being and that work engagement can play an immediate protecting role for employees’ well-being even in absence of significant levels of psychological detachment.

scholarly journals Classification of Mental Health among Korean Vietnam War Veterans: A Latent Profile Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 637-637
Author(s):  
Hyunyup Lee ◽  
Carolyn Aldwin ◽  
Sungrok Kang ◽  
Xyle Ku
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Vietnam War ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Vietnam War Veterans ◽  
Latent Profile

Abstract We investigated the dimensional structure of mental health among aging Korean Veterans using latent profile analysis (LPA) on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSD), late onset stress symptomology (LOSS), and psychosocial well-being (PWB). The Korean Vietnam War Veterans Study consists of 367 men (Mage=72, SD=2.66). LPA identified five classes of mental health as best fitting the data. Most men were in the normal (38%) and moderate distress (31%) groups, while smaller proportions were in the low affect (13%) and severe distress (7%) groups. The resilient group (12%) had low PTSD, medium LOSS, and high PWB, and were highest on optimism, positive appraisals of military service, and social support. Negative and positive aspects of mental health outcomes were on separate dimensions rather than on a single bipolar dimension. Service providers should attempt to both reduce Veterans’ negative psychological symptoms and increase psychosocial well-being. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Aging Veterans: Effects of Military Service across the Life Course Interest Group.

Primary school teachers’ experiences of teaching strategies that promote pupils’ critical thinking

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Loredana Lombardi ◽  
Valérie Thomas ◽  
Julie Rodeyns ◽  
Frederick Jan Mednick ◽  
Free De Backer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Experiences
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