How Contextual Constraints Shape Midcareer High School Teachers' Stress Management and Use of Digital Support Tools: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persistent psychosocial stress is endemic in the modern workplace, including among midcareer high school (secondary comprehensive) teachers in England. Understanding contextual influences on teachers' self-management of stress along with their use of digital health technologies could provide important insights into creating more usable and accessible stress support interventions.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the constraints on stress management and prevention among teachers in the school environment and how this shapes the use of digitally enabled stress management tools.

Methods

Semistructured interviews were conducted with 14 teachers from southern England. The interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results

Teachers

SUBMITTER: Manning JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7215497 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature