Major Depressive Disorder and Public School Teachers: Evaluating Occupational and Health Predictors and Outcomes

Besse, Robin; Howard, Krista; González, Serafín Vegas; Howard, Jeffrey T.

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“…Previous research shows that teachers’ depression scores were significantly higher than the national norm of Chinese adults in several meta-analysis ( Zhang, 2010 ; Zhao, 2015 ), and the incidence of different levels of depressive disorders were high, such as 21.2% of the middle school teachers showing significantly depressive symptoms in Fuzhou ( Luo, 2017 ). Similarly high prevalence of different levels of depression among teachers was also found in other countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Mexico ( Besse et al, 2015 ; Kidger et al, 2016 ; Soria-Saucedo et al, 2018 ). Prior research indicates that depression can negatively affect individual quality of life, job satisfaction, or well-being, and can even increase the risk of suicide ( Ferguson et al, 2012 ; Tsai, 2012 ; Bianchi and Schonfeld, 2016 ).…”

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“…Depression is one of the most common mental health problems among teachers of compulsory education ( Besse et al, 2015 ; Tu, 2017 ; Fu and Zhang, 2019 ). Previous research shows that teachers’ depression scores were significantly higher than the national norm of Chinese adults in several meta-analysis ( Zhang, 2010 ; Zhao, 2015 ), and the incidence of different levels of depressive disorders were high, such as 21.2% of the middle school teachers showing significantly depressive symptoms in Fuzhou ( Luo, 2017 ).…”

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The Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II With Middle School Teachers

Wang

Xin

2020

Front. Psychol.

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As previous researchers have found, like other parts of the world, depression is prevalent among middle school teachers in China. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) has been widely used to detect depression among workers in different careers all over the world and has shown good scale properties but inconsistent factor structures. To examine the psychometric properties of the BDI-II among middle school teachers, a nationally representative sample of 4,672 valid cases from 688 middle schools were included. We first generated a new bifactor model based on exploratory factor analysis and agglomerate cluster analysis of the residual item correlations and then validated the modes and examined measurement invariance across gender and school location with multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results indicated that (1) a new bifactor model with a general factor and two group factors (cognitive–affective group factor and somatic group factor) fitted well to the data [WLSMV χ 2 = 745.651, df = 173, P < 0.001, CFI = 0.983, TLI = 0.979, RMSEA = 0.037; 90% CI (0.035, 0.040)]; Omega values for the three factors varied from 0.88 to 0.92; (2) measurement invariance tests indicated that the BDI-II could equally measure depression of middle school teachers across gender and school location groups. All the findings suggest that the BDI-II is a self-report inventory with good psychometric properties for measuring depression among middle school teachers in China.

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The Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II With Middle School Teachers

Wang

Xin

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…The results regarding job satisfaction and control are consistent with the findings of Besse, Howard, Gonzalez, and Howard () who concluded that lower job satisfaction and control significantly predicted major depressive disorder. As depression has been found to be comorbid with somatization, it can be inferred that this relationship holds up between somatization, lower job satisfaction and control (Löwe et al., ).…”

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Somatization disorder and stress in teachers: a comprehensive occupational health evaluation

Howard

Haskard‐Zolnierek

Johnson

et al. 2017

J Appl Biobehavioral Res

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Somatization disorder is a biopsychosocial‐based, stress‐induced disorder involving multiple physical ailments with no medical explanation. The teaching profession is characterized as very stressful, making teachers at risk of developing somatization disorder. This study examined somatization disorder in a K‐12 teacher population. A total of 2,988 teachers from 46 Texas districts responded to a comprehensive online occupational health survey. Somatization disorder was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire. Univariate analyses were conducted between teachers with and without somatization disorder to identify specific relationships with demographic variables, occupational variables, perceived stress, Axis I psychopathology, and physical health. A logistic regression was developed to identify the variables most strongly associated with the presence of somatization disorder in a teacher population. Analyses showed that female teachers are 3.3 times more likely to develop somatization disorder. Compared to Caucasians, African American teachers are 3.9 times and Hispanic teachers are 2.0 times more likely to develop somatization disorder. Moreover, higher levels of stress, poorer physical quality of life, major depression, panic and anxiety disorder were significantly related with somatization disorder (p < .05). Higher levels of stress and poorer physical and mental health are among the psychosocial and demographic factors associated with somatization disorder in public school teachers.

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“…In Thailand, 2,885,221 people were found to suffer from depression, while 2,275,400 experienced anxiety [1]. Few studies have explored the impact of occupational and personal factors on teachers' mental health and burnout [2][3][4][5]. Some studies have found resilience to be a protective factor for mental health and burnout among teachers [4,6].…”

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Mental health and burnout among teachers in Thailand

Ratanasiripong

Nungdanjark³

et al. 2021

JHR

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PurposeThis study investigated factors that impacted the mental health and burnout among kindergarten, primary and secondary school teachers in Thailand and presented a comprehensive intervention program to improve their wellbeing.Design/methodology/approachThis cross-sectional survey study included 267 teachers from five public schools in Thailand. The survey instruments included the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale and the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Educators Survey, along with data on demographics, health behaviors, finances, professional work, relationships and resilience.FindingsFor teacher mental health, results indicated that family economics status, relationship quality and resilience were significant predictors of depression (R2 = 0.19); family economics status, classroom size and resilience significantly predicted anxiety (R2 = 0.13); family economics status, gender, sleep and resilience significantly predicted stress (R2 = 0.20). For teacher burnout, relationship quality and age were significant predictors of emotional exhaustion (R2 = 0.15); relationship quality and drinking significantly predicted depersonalization (R2 = 0.06); resilience and number of teaching hours significantly predicted personal accomplishment (R2 = 0.28).Originality/valueBesides providing an in-depth examination of mental health and burnout among teachers, this is the first study in Thailand to propose a comprehensive Teacher Wellness Program. This program recommends personal and professional development plans that public health personnel and school administrators could utilize to improve mental health and reduce burnout among teachers.

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Major Depressive Disorder and Public School Teachers: Evaluating Occupational and Health Predictors and Outcomes

Cited by 25 publications

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The Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II With Middle School Teachers

The Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II With Middle School Teachers

Somatization disorder and stress in teachers: a comprehensive occupational health evaluation

Mental health and burnout among teachers in Thailand

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