Reingard Seibt1, Annerose Matz, Janice Hegewald, Silvia Spitzer. 1. Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Institute and Clinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany. reingard.seibt@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
Abstract
PURPOSE: Teacher's volume of employment and health status are controversially discussed in the current literature. This study focused on female teachers with part-time versus full-time jobs in association with working conditions and health status depending on age. METHOD: A sample of 263 part-time and 367 full-time female teachers (average age 46.7 ± 7.8 vs. 46.0 ± 6.3) participated in an occupational health screening. Specific work conditions, stressors (job history-questionnaire) and effort-reward-imbalance ratio (ERI-Q) were measured and their relationships to mental and physical health were analysed. Health status was quantified by complaints (BFB questionnaire), general mental health status (GHQ-12) and cardiovascular risk factors. RESULTS: On average, teachers in part-time positions reported 36 and in full-time positions 42 h per week. The effort-reward ratios were significantly associated with the volume of employment. Teachers in part-time jobs had only a slightly lower ERI-ratio. There were no differences between full-time and part-time teachers regarding health status. Eighteen percentage of both groups reported impaired mental health (GHQ ≥ 5), 48% of part-time teachers and 53% of full-time teachers suffered from high blood pressure. Low physical fitness was observed in 12% of part-time and 6% of full-time teachers. In this study, neither the volume of employment nor working conditions were found to be significantly correlated with health status. CONCLUSION: Part-time and full-time employment status did not appear to influence health in the teaching profession. Although there are differences in quantitative working demands, while the health status does not differ between both teacher groups.
PURPOSE: Teacher's volume of employment and health status are controversially discussed in the current literature. This study focused on female teachers with part-time versus full-time jobs in association with working conditions and health status depending on age. METHOD: A sample of 263 part-time and 367 full-time female teachers (average age 46.7 ± 7.8 vs. 46.0 ± 6.3) participated in an occupational health screening. Specific work conditions, stressors (job history-questionnaire) and effort-reward-imbalance ratio (ERI-Q) were measured and their relationships to mental and physical health were analysed. Health status was quantified by complaints (BFB questionnaire), general mental health status (GHQ-12) and cardiovascular risk factors. RESULTS: On average, teachers in part-time positions reported 36 and in full-time positions 42 h per week. The effort-reward ratios were significantly associated with the volume of employment. Teachers in part-time jobs had only a slightly lower ERI-ratio. There were no differences between full-time and part-time teachers regarding health status. Eighteen percentage of both groups reported impaired mental health (GHQ ≥ 5), 48% of part-time teachers and 53% of full-time teachers suffered from high blood pressure. Low physical fitness was observed in 12% of part-time and 6% of full-time teachers. In this study, neither the volume of employment nor working conditions were found to be significantly correlated with health status. CONCLUSION: Part-time and full-time employment status did not appear to influence health in the teaching profession. Although there are differences in quantitative working demands, while the health status does not differ between both teacher groups.
Authors: Thomas Unterbrink; Anna Hack; Ruth Pfeifer; Veronika Buhl-Griesshaber; Udo Müller; Helmut Wesche; Markus Frommhold; Klaus Scheuch; Reingard Seibt; Michael Wirsching; Joachim Bauer Journal: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Date: 2007-02-10 Impact factor: 3.015
Authors: Joachim Bauer; Thomas Unterbrink; Anna Hack; Ruth Pfeifer; Veronika Buhl-Griesshaber; Udo Müller; Helmut Wesche; Markus Frommhold; Reingard Seibt; Klaus Scheuch; Michael Wirsching Journal: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Date: 2007-02-10 Impact factor: 3.015
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