Lifestyle and work-related correlates of psychosocial health among Australian teachers: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study examined the psychosocial (psychological distress, job-specific wellbeing, burnout) health of a large sample of teachers in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, specifically the association between psychosocial health, work-related factors, and lifestyle behaviours.

Subject & methods

An online survey collected lifestyle behaviours, work-related factors, and socio-demographics from primary and secondary school teachers in NSW from February to October 2021. Associations between work-related factors, lifestyle behaviours, and psychosocial health were modelled using logistic regression in R and adjusted for gender, age, and geographic location.

Results

In our sample (n = 1136), 75% were women and 28% of the sample worked in rural or remote areas. Women

SUBMITTER: Corbett L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10031687 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature