UNIVERSITY TEACHER AND PERCEIVED STRESS: BEHAVIORS RELATED TO HEALTH AND WORKING CONDITIONS

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https://doi.org/10.47820/recima21.v4i2.2649

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Occupational Stress, Faculty, Job satisfaction

Abstract

 

In the educational field, the work demands to which university professors are submitted daily become factors prone to trigger behavioral changes of psychophysiological nature. In this perspective, stress can be one of the events that most trigger risk behaviors and the work environment, occasionally, becomes the main factor involved in the emergence of behavioral imbalances that directly impact productivity, effectiveness, and professional life. The purpose of this study was to correlate perceived stress with health-related behaviors and working conditions of university professors. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive observational study, with a quantitative approach, consisting of 45 professors from higher education courses at a private university in São Luís-MA. A questionnaire with sociodemographic data and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS 10) was used. The results pointed out that the perceived stress was higher among women and also that it is significantly and positively related to job satisfaction, because the higher the perception of stress, the higher the job dissatisfaction. Or the opposite, the lower the satisfaction, the more perceived stress. Thus, the work environment directly influences the teachers' teaching and quality of life when it is not associated with their dissatisfaction. Therefore, the results suggest the implementation of programs and actions to provide a less stressful work environment, as a way to prevent the mental illness of teachers.

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Author Biographies

Aldenir Silva Martins, Universidade CEUMA

Graduado em Enfermagem da Universidade Ceuma –UNICEUMA, Brasil.

Mirella Maria Moreira Silva Monteiro, Universidade CEUMA

Graduada em Enfermagem da Universidade Ceuma –UNICEUMA, Brasil.

Radijames de Jesus Silva Ribeiro, Universidade CEUMA

Graduada em Enfermagem da Universidade Ceuma –UNICEUMA, Brasil.

Nailde Melo Santos, Universidade CEUMA

Docente do Curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Ceuma-UNICEUMA-Brasil.

Caroline Valichelli Matos Martinelli, Universidade CEUMA

Docente do Curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Ceuma-UNICEUMA-Brasil.

Renato Douglas e Silva Souza, Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares

Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares.

Elaine Cristina Silva Miranda Fernandes, Universidade CEUMA

Docente do Curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Ceuma-UNICEUMA-Brasil.

Ana Patrícia Fonseca Coelho Galvão, Universidade CEUMA

Orientadora e Docente do Curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Ceuma-UNICEUMA-Brasil.

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Published

03/02/2023

How to Cite

Silva Martins, A. ., Moreira Silva Monteiro, M. M., de Jesus Silva Ribeiro, R. ., Melo Santos, N., Valichelli Matos Martinelli, C. ., e Silva Souza, R. D. ., … Fonseca Coelho Galvão, A. P. (2023). UNIVERSITY TEACHER AND PERCEIVED STRESS: BEHAVIORS RELATED TO HEALTH AND WORKING CONDITIONS. RECIMA21 - Revista Científica Multidisciplinar - ISSN 2675-6218, 4(2), e422649. https://doi.org/10.47820/recima21.v4i2.2649