Predictors of job satisfaction among teachers in Germany during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: cross-sectional results of a nationwide online questionnaire

Frontiers in Psychology

Psychology

Kristin Kalo¹  Till Beutel²  Pavel Dietz³  Clemens Koestner³  Viktoria Eggert³  Carolina Zähme³  Theresa Dicks³  Stephan Letzel⁴ 

[1] Department of Sports Medicine, Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany;Institute for Teachers’ Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany;Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany;Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany;Institute for Teachers’ Health, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany;

关键词: SARS-CoV-2;    Germany;    COVID-19;    teachers;    job satisfaction;    work-related predictors;    sociodemographic predictors;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1168647

 received in 2023-02-21, accepted in 2023-05-10,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionDuring the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic teaching was changed several times to distance learning. To consider the associated stresses and challenges for teachers a nationwide cross-sectional study was performed in March 2021 in which N = 31,089 teachers from Germany participated.MethodsA multiple linear regression model with stepwise inclusion of thematically sorted variables (sociodemographic, SARS-CoV-2- and work-related variables) was used to identify relevant predictors of job satisfaction.ResultsThe analysis revealed that work-related variables were significant predictors of job satisfaction. In the third regression model, when all variables are included the adjusted R2 was 0.364. Overall, the results showed that, e.g., work predictability (b = 0.097), influence at work (b = 0.118), and meaning of work (b = 0.212) increased job satisfaction. In contrast, increased emotional exhaustion (b = −0.016), feelings of unfair treatment (b = −0.048), and work family conflicts (b = −0.154) deteriorated job satisfaction.DiscussionThe results indicate that future research should focus especially the work-related topics in more detail and that job satisfaction is a useful concept for analyzing working conditions from a public health point of view.

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