Mental Health Difficulties in Secondary Education Teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether and to what extent secondary education teachers face mental health problems compared to independent demographic variables such as gender, age, marital status, educational level, etc. To achieve this, the teachers were asked to complete a demographic data questionnaire and two mental health scales, which reflect characteristics of psychopathology. The research sample consisted of 184 teachers, regardless of specialty, from general secondary schools (Gymnasiums and Lyceums) in the Kavala regional unit. The data analysis was conducted using statistical methods, which confirmed the research hypothesis. It was found that the demographic variables included in the study statistically significantly influence the occurrence of various mental health difficulties, such as obsessive-compulsiveness, anxiety, depression, aggression-hostility, psychoticism, somatization, and sleep disorders.

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