Stress Test: Examining the Evolution of Teachers' Mental Health Over Time

Teacher-directed violence and anxiety and stress: Predicting intentions to transfer and quit.

“…Indeed, poor mental health is a growing concern among teachers in the United States (Kush et al, 2022). Occupational stress among teachers is notably high (Liss-Levinson, 2021), with 52% of K-12 teachers reporting burnout (Marken & Agrawal, 2022), and such stress has worsened during recent decades (Holt et al, 2020).…”

The Effect of Teachers’ Unions on Teacher Stress: Evidence from District-Teacher Matched Data

“…In addition, teacher stress influences teacher turnover (Greenberg, Brown and Abenavoli 2016). While causal evidence is limited in the teaching sector, the conceptual model that underlies these relationships is borrowed from the organizational management literature examining the links between occupational stress and employee attrition (see Holt, Wang and Gershenson 2020 for further discussion). Kelly and Northrop (2015) find that teacher stress and burnout are positively correlated with school problems and lack of support, and, ultimately, with novice teachers’ attrition.…”

“… 2. Mental health counselors, social workers are among the top listed (Williams 2021). For a discussion regarding how teacher stress compares with stress in other occupations, see Holt, Wang and Gershenson (2020), AFT and BAT (2017), Kovess-Masféty et al (2006), and Jerrim et al (2020). For a literature review on teacher burnout and teacher emotion, including the factors that lead to burnout, see Chang (2009).…”