Elementary school teachers and their quality of life

Investigating some pertinent factors associated with elementary education teachers' quality of life working in the Brazilian city of Florianopolis and surrounding district. 349 state and municipal school system elementary school teachers working in the city and its surrounding areas answered a...

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Published in:Revista de salud pública (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2014-03, Vol.16 (2), p.221-231
Main Authors: Pereira, Erico Felden, Teixeira, Clarissa Stefani, Andrade, Rubian D, Silva-Lopes, Adair da
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Adult
Brazil
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
Schools
Social Behavior
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching
Time Factors
Urban Population
Workload
Young Adult
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Summary:Investigating some pertinent factors associated with elementary education teachers' quality of life working in the Brazilian city of Florianopolis and surrounding district. 349 state and municipal school system elementary school teachers working in the city and its surrounding areas answered a questionnaire containing work-related questions and the WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used and the differences between means were analyzed, considering physical, psychological, social relationships and environmental domains. Teachers working more hours per week and in the state school system had lower quality of life indices in all domains investigated. Those having more years of service in the teaching profession had lower quality of life indexes regarding the physical (p=0.007) and social relationships (p
ISSN:0124-0064