Aproximación al estado de salud mental del profesorado en 12 escuelas de Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile

Mental health of teachers is a primary concern, considering the important deficiencies in the Chilean educational system. Aim: To explore mental health in teachers from local primary schools. Material and methods: The 12 question version of the Goldberg health questionnaire (a self administered inst...

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Autores principales:	Claro T,Sebastián, Bedregal G,Paula
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2003
Materias:	Child care Mental health Schools Teaching
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720030002000052005-11-22Aproximación al estado de salud mental del profesorado en 12 escuelas de Puente Alto, Santiago, ChileClaro T,SebastiánBedregal G,Paula Child care Mental health Schools Teaching Mental health of teachers is a primary concern, considering the important deficiencies in the Chilean educational system. Aim: To explore mental health in teachers from local primary schools. Material and methods: The 12 question version of the Goldberg health questionnaire (a self administered instrument) was applied to 139 teachers working in basic schools in a suburban community. Results: One hundred twenty teachers (99 females) answered the questionnaire. A possible emotional problem was detected in 28.6%. The life prevalence of mental health problems was 32%. Relationships with children were the best perceived and relationships with superiors were the worst perceived. A higher social valuation of teachers and better salaries were the two variables associated with a better satisfaction with work. The number of working hours were directly related to mental health problems. Multivariate analysis showed that age was independent and negatively correlated with Goldberg score and that general satisfaction with work was directly related to the quality of relationships with superiors. Conclusions: Age and number of working hours were two risk factors for mental problems identified in this sample. A better social valuation of teachers work, better salaries and a good relationship with children and superiors should improve labor satisfaction (Rev Méd Chile 2003; 131: 159-67)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.131 n.2 20032003-02-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872003000200005es10.4067/S0034-98872003000200005
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description	Mental health of teachers is a primary concern, considering the important deficiencies in the Chilean educational system. Aim: To explore mental health in teachers from local primary schools. Material and methods: The 12 question version of the Goldberg health questionnaire (a self administered instrument) was applied to 139 teachers working in basic schools in a suburban community. Results: One hundred twenty teachers (99 females) answered the questionnaire. A possible emotional problem was detected in 28.6%. The life prevalence of mental health problems was 32%. Relationships with children were the best perceived and relationships with superiors were the worst perceived. A higher social valuation of teachers and better salaries were the two variables associated with a better satisfaction with work. The number of working hours were directly related to mental health problems. Multivariate analysis showed that age was independent and negatively correlated with Goldberg score and that general satisfaction with work was directly related to the quality of relationships with superiors. Conclusions: Age and number of working hours were two risk factors for mental problems identified in this sample. A better social valuation of teachers work, better salaries and a good relationship with children and superiors should improve labor satisfaction (Rev Méd Chile 2003; 131: 159-67)
author	Claro T,Sebastián Bedregal G,Paula
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title	Aproximación al estado de salud mental del profesorado en 12 escuelas de Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
title_short	Aproximación al estado de salud mental del profesorado en 12 escuelas de Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
title_full	Aproximación al estado de salud mental del profesorado en 12 escuelas de Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
title_fullStr	Aproximación al estado de salud mental del profesorado en 12 escuelas de Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
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publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
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Aproximación al estado de salud mental del profesorado en 12 escuelas de Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile

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