The teaching work records a scenario of environmental, organizational and interpersonal precariousness that contribute to the emergence of stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between work context and stress symptoms in elementary school teachers from public schools. It was a descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study, whose sample was 196 teachers. Were used a sociodemographic survey, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Stress Symptom Intensity Survey (LIS-E) and the Work Context Assessment Scale (EACT). The mean stress symptoms were compatible with the general population; correlations between stress symptoms and work context for both instruments were weak. The work organization factor was assessed as moderate/critical, which indicates the need for short-and medium-term interventions. The socio-professional relations and working conditions obtained satisfactory evaluation. These results allow us to point out important aspects of programs for improving the organization of teaching work.

Em vista das mudanças da organização do trabalho, com aumento de pressão por produção, reestruturações de quadro e instabilidades no clima organizacional, os bancários podem apresentar vulnerabilidades para sintomas depressivos e autoestima. O presente trabalho avaliou a presença de sintomas depressivos e a autoestima de uma amostra de bancários, em comparação com a população geral. Participaram deste estudo 135 pessoas, homens e mulheres, sendo 77 bancários, com idade acima de 18 anos e 58 indivíduos da população geral, acima de 18 anos, através do Levantamento de Intensidade de Sintomas Depressivos (LIS-D) e Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg (EAR). Os resultados apontam que a prevalência de sintomas depressivos dos bancários tem escores próximo da população geral e os sintomas de pensamento mostraram maior prejuízo nos bancários. Os escores de autoestima foram ligeiramente superiores nos bancários, mas sem diferença estatisticamente significativa. A relação entre LIS-D e EAR sugere que os sintomas depressivos possuem correlação negativa com a autoestima.

This research was carried out with primary school students of a public school in a city in the country of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in order to reduce the risk of exposure to drugs through educational activities under conceptual, attitudinal and of self-valorization. For that, a survey of the reality of the students involved in the context of the theme was carried out through a standardized questionnaire, which guided a dialogued exposition about the main legal and illicit drugs pointed out, followed by a game with a cognitive bias. In another moment, a second game (Role Play Game) was applied to work attitudinal aspects; finally, it was proposed that they construct, through text and drawing, what they understood as an ideal neighborhood and what they could do within their reach to improve their neighborhood. When we approach the subject of drug addiction using these playful strategies, coupled with the reflexive exercise about their social context, we witness positive involvement of the students, materialized by the answers to a questionnaire applied at the end of the last meeting. We perceive a better understanding of the students about the consequences of drug use, which can corroborate to decrease their exposure to drugs.