Teacher mental health and workplace well-being in a global crisis: Learning from the challenges and supports identified by teachers one year into the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic and related school disruptions have led to increased concerns for the mental health of teachers. This study investigated how the challenges and systemic supports perceived by teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with their mental health and workplace well-being. This cross-sectional, survey-based study was conducted in February 2021, just prior to the third wave of the pandemic in British Columbia (BC), Canada (N = 1,276). Four multivariable linear regression models examined the associations between teachers' pandemic-related challenges (pandemic-related personal stressors, teacher workload, difficulty implementing safety measures, meeting students' needs), systemic supports (education system mental health and well-being support), and four mental heal

SUBMITTER: Gadermann AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470891 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature