Evaluating a cross-lagged panel model between problematic internet use and psychological distress and cross-level mediation of school administrator support on problematic internet use: The serial mediating role of psychological needs thwarting of online teaching and psychological distress

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Nov. 2, 2022

Background To reduce the transmission of COVID-19, many teachers across globe, including in China, were required to teach online. This shift online teaching can easily result psychological need thwarting (PNT) teachers' basic needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness), leaving them vulnerable negative outcomes. Resulting emotional state may lead problematic internet use (PIU), which further distress, forming a vicious cycle. Methods The present study was conducted using cross-lagged panel model (with longitudinal data) hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) cross-sectional data). aims investigate (i) reciprocal relationships between two specific forms PIU [problematic social media (PSMU) gaming (PG)] distress among schoolteachers, (ii) influence administrators' support on schoolteachers' through cross-level serial mediation (PNT first mediator second affected by PNT teaching). Primary secondary schoolteachers ( N = 980; mean age 34.76; 82.90% females) participated surveys (Time 1: mid-November 2021; Time 2: early-January 2022). Results indicated that high at 1 associated with increased levels PSMU PG 2. Inversely, 2, although did not have significant 2; during 1, administrative contributed alleviating teaching, thereby lowering their which, turn, resulted decrease PG. Conclusion had stronger than PSMU. relieve PG, alleviate distress. Based this finding, school managers must consider effective ways mandatory teaching.

Language: Английский

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Methods used to evaluate teacher well‐being: A systematic review

Psychology in the Schools, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 60(10), P. 4177 - 4198

Published: July 12, 2023

Abstract Teacher stress, burnout, and attrition are well‐documented problems that have been amplified as a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Recent efforts to study improve teacher well‐being in response such high levels burnout promising. However, field continues lack unified definition consistent use tools with which measure well‐being. These inconsistencies may limit ability compare interventions over time. Clarifying how is defined operationalized can enable others understand what particular intervention or does not improve. This systematic review explored 97 studies documented used construct. The reviewed relied on wide variety instruments, ranging from mental health subjective efficacy measures, few using specific Well‐Being Scales. Findings suggest need for more uniform approaches measurement clearly articulated distinct stress burnout. Researchers recommend multifactor scale includes elements efficacy, school support, workload time pressure, job satisfaction.

Language: Английский

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Could you love your job again? Organisational factors to recover teacher enchantment

Teaching and Teacher Education, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 144, P. 104580 - 104580

Published: April 11, 2024

This paper addresses enchantment among teachers, differentiating similar concepts and exploring the organisational conditions critical aspects of teacher in an attempt to help schools manage them. The results, derived from a Delphi method, show that training, school facilities, organisation changes challenges stemming COVID-19 are important factors re-enchanting teachers Spanish secondary vocational training schools. Management teams, educational authorities educators can improve by leveraging these factors. Some recommendations proposed re-enchant such as promoting (mainly leadership), investment, professional collaboration cultural values.

Language: Английский

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Trajectories and Associations of Perceived Servant Leadership and Teacher Exhaustion During the First Months of a Crisis

Occupational Health Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 23, 2024

Abstract Organizational crises carry a high risk of reducing well-being and health among employees, such as increased exhaustion. Teachers are particularly vulnerable to exhaustion; thus, it is important explore how exhaustion can be reduced them in crisis context. In this paper, we regard servant leadership resource-providing style mitigate the adverse impacts situation on teachers’ We surveyed 129 teachers working at several schools German private school association four measurement points between March November 2020, beginning with first measures taken response spread COVID-19. Using latent growth curve modeling, investigated trajectories perceived employees’ their associations. For both teacher leadership, models unspecified patterns showed best fit. Perceived decreased over time before increasing slightly again during last period. did not find general increase Consistent our hypotheses, results indicated negative interindividual intraindividual who higher levels reported lower exhaustion, stronger decreased, time. Our study extends previous research by providing dynamic, longitudinal view

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the immediate and delayed effects of psychological need thwarting of online teaching on Chinese primary and middle school teachers’ psychological well-being

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Aug. 16, 2022

Recent studies on the effects of mandatory online teaching, resulting from COVID-19 pandemic, have widely reported low levels satisfaction, unwillingness to continue and negative impacts psychological well-being teachers. Emerging research has highlighted potential role need thwarting (PNT), in terms autonomy, competence, relatedness thwarting, teaching. The aim this study was evaluate immediate delayed (longitudinal) PNT teaching teachers' (including distress burnout), intention job satisfaction. Moreover, data collected both cross-sectional longitudinal surveys allowed for a systematic validation an important instrument field teacher psychology, Psychological Need Thwarting Scale Online Teaching (PNTSOT), reliability validity. reveal usefulness construct predicting explaining willingness using as well degree burnout after period 2 months, such that is positively associated with negatively As such, PNTSOT recommended future evaluating long-term psychological, affective, intentional outcomes stemming PNT. based our findings impact persistent long-term, we suggest school leaders provide flexible sustained professional development, model respectful adaptive leadership, create opportunities mastery development community practice can mitigate during times uncertainty. Additionally, psychometric properties instrument, empirical demonstrate internal reliability, test-retest measurement invariance, criterion validity (concurrent predictive) data.

Language: Английский

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Occupational well‐being of the work community in social and health care education during the COVID‐19 pandemic—A cross‐sectional study

Nursing Open, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(6), P. 3992 - 4003

Published: Feb. 24, 2023

Abstract Aim To evaluate factors related to the occupational well‐being of social and health care educators' work communities during COVID‐19 pandemic. Design A cross‐sectional study was conducted among educators in Finland 2020. Methods Data ( n = 552) were collected through a questionnaire containing continuous, Likert scale categorical variables. Descriptive, exploratory factor analysis multiple regression modelling used for analysing data. Results Educators regarded their as meaningful experienced collegiality. Age experience experiences on community subscales well‐being. Personal activities promoting level most its The that promote should be emphasized.

Language: Английский

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A Systematic Review on Teachers’ Well-Being in the COVID-19 Era

Education Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 927 - 927

Published: Sept. 12, 2023

The COVID-19 health crisis has wrought substantial challenges on individuals, societies, and organizations worldwide that have significantly transformed the way people function in their workplace a daily basis, resulting heightened levels of physical, psychological, social deprivation. Available empirical evidence field education explicitly foregrounded negative impact pandemic teachers’ well-being (TWB) mental as existing pressures became exacerbated additional stressors accumulated search requisite TWB remedial interventions to be used times crises. As frontline providers, teachers were not only called upon confront difficulties associated with shift COVID-19-induced online modes instruction supporting students’ academic development but also effectively navigate adversity stress own personal professional lives. Given teacher consistently been reported key determinant quality excellence ensuring stability well-qualified workforce, this study uses systematic review approach investigate educators’ status, identify predictors, report effective strategies for utilized by educators themselves during era. Fifty-three studies published between 2020 2023, collected within PRISMA-statement framework, included final analysis. Implications policy school administrators are discussed followed insights future research avenues area development.

Language: Английский

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Teachers’ emotional exhaustion before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Neither emotional exertion nor vacation feeling

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Aug. 8, 2022

In this paper, we use latent change models to examine the changes in in-service teachers' emotional exhaustion before and during COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of pandemic, teachers are confronted with challenging tasks, which can lead stress burnout. Resultingly, experiences have been examined different studies. However, often those remains unclear. Against background, investigate longitudinally how cohort German changes. addition, whether gender, age, teaching degree studied, or amount time spent distance learning affected pandemic.We surveyed veteran (N = 382) about their at three measurement points. The first two surveys were pandemic (t1: winter 2016/2017; t2: spring: 2019), third point was after lockdown Germany summer 2020 (t3). To answer research questions, used neighbor-change models.Emotional increased between points (t1, t2) but decreased following period (t2, t3). periods did not differ significantly from each other. Neither nor profession studied influenced exhaustion. hours also significant predictor.In summary, does appear be associated higher across teachers. there some whose rises high levels. Those deserve special attention.

Language: Английский

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When work bothers your mind: a diary study on the relationship of German teachers’ work-related rumination with fatigue

Frontiers in Education, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 8

Published: Aug. 14, 2023

This study investigated the association of school attendance restrictions in early stages coronavirus disease pandemic with teacher-specific workload, and work-related rumination teachers Germany. Deduced from effort-recovery model, that assumes work might lead to strain reactions, making recovery necessary avoid long-term health impairments, fatigue positive as well negative contents nonwork time were a five-day diary three measurement points per day. A total 1,697 daily measures 174 gathered over consecutive workdays weekend. Only those days included which worked. Multilevel structural equation modeling revealed during showed lower was associated levels affective problem-solving pondering. The effect on mediated only by such higher related level between within-level. There significant three-path mediation group belongingness workload fatigue. Problem-solving pondering did not affect level. present provides evidence COVID-19 importance differentiating facets rumination.

Language: Английский

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The multidimensional teacher well-being: a mixed-methods approach

Teachers and Teaching, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 30(6), P. 724 - 744

Published: Nov. 15, 2023

This paper describes the development and validation of multidimensional Teacher Well-being Inventory underlined by a rational-empirical approach using teacher samples from China. A 20-item instrument on well-being was established with good psychometric characteristics. The results yielded five dimensions, which comprises physical, emotional/psychological, cognitive, social, spiritual well-being. concise measurement targets assessing most salient scenarios teachers at work. validated can serve as more robust gauge for promoting literacy functioning individual teachers, students schools in response to OECD 2030 agenda building wellness society.

Language: Английский

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