The effect of COVID-19 on schoolteachers' emotional reactions and mental health: longitudinal results from the CLASS study
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The effect of COVID-19 on schoolteachers' emotional reactions and mental health: longitudinal results from the CLASS study. / Nabe-Nielsen, Kirsten; Christensen, Karl Bang; Fuglsang, Nina Vibe; Larsen, Inge; Nilsson, Charlotte Juul.
In: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, Vol. 95, No. 4, 2022, p. 855–865.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The effect of COVID-19 on schoolteachers' emotional reactions and mental health: longitudinal results from the CLASS study
AU - Nabe-Nielsen, Kirsten
AU - Christensen, Karl Bang
AU - Fuglsang, Nina Vibe
AU - Larsen, Inge
AU - Nilsson, Charlotte Juul
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Purpose We investigated schoolteachers’ emotional reactions to COVID-19 and mental health during three phases of theCOVID-19 pandemic. We further analyzed if teachers, who belonged to a COVID-19 risk group, had more emotional reactions and poorer mental health than “non-risk” groups.Methods We collected questionnaire data in May, June, and November–December 2020 and used data from 2665 teachers at public schools (871 individuals participated in all three surveys). Participants reported their fear of infection, fear oftransmission of infection to their home or pupils, perceived burnout and stress, and worries about their ability to managethe working conditions. We included information about COVID-19 risk group status, gender, age, organization of teaching(physical presence or remote teaching), and the pupils’ grade. We estimated prevalence ratios and took repeated measuresinto account.Results Emotional reactions and poor mental health increased signifcantly with 27–84% from May to November–December2020. Teachers, who were particularly vulnerable to the adverse consequences of COVID-19, had the highest prevalence offear of infection and poor mental health.Conclusion Teachers play a crucial role in a society’s response to a pandemic. Yet, the dual role of teaching and virus controlalong with concerns regarding the health consequences of an infection may contribute to the observed increase in emotionalreactions to COVID-19 and poor mental health.
AB - Purpose We investigated schoolteachers’ emotional reactions to COVID-19 and mental health during three phases of theCOVID-19 pandemic. We further analyzed if teachers, who belonged to a COVID-19 risk group, had more emotional reactions and poorer mental health than “non-risk” groups.Methods We collected questionnaire data in May, June, and November–December 2020 and used data from 2665 teachers at public schools (871 individuals participated in all three surveys). Participants reported their fear of infection, fear oftransmission of infection to their home or pupils, perceived burnout and stress, and worries about their ability to managethe working conditions. We included information about COVID-19 risk group status, gender, age, organization of teaching(physical presence or remote teaching), and the pupils’ grade. We estimated prevalence ratios and took repeated measuresinto account.Results Emotional reactions and poor mental health increased signifcantly with 27–84% from May to November–December2020. Teachers, who were particularly vulnerable to the adverse consequences of COVID-19, had the highest prevalence offear of infection and poor mental health.Conclusion Teachers play a crucial role in a society’s response to a pandemic. Yet, the dual role of teaching and virus controlalong with concerns regarding the health consequences of an infection may contribute to the observed increase in emotionalreactions to COVID-19 and poor mental health.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Mental health
KW - Occupational health
KW - School teachers
KW - Longitudinal studies
U2 - 10.1007/s00420-021-01806-8
DO - 10.1007/s00420-021-01806-8
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34661723
VL - 95
SP - 855
EP - 865
JO - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
JF - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
SN - 0340-0131
IS - 4
ER -
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