Nahia Idoiaga Mondragon1, Naiara Berasategi Sancho2, Maria Dosil Santamaria3, Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria1. 1. Department of Evolutionary and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain. 2. Department Didactics and School Organisation, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain. 3. Department of Research and Diagnostic Methods in Education, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study aims to analyze how teachers perceived their quality of life when coping with the reopening of schools after their closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This study was carried out with a total sample of 1633 teachers from the Department of Education of the Basque Autonomous Community (Northern Spain), all of the professionals working in different educational centers, from preschool education to university studies, with the average age of 42.02 years (SD = 10.40). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: For this purpose, the Spanish version of the WHOQOL-BREF was used. RESULTS: The highest values of perceived quality of life were found in the dimension of psychological health, followed by the dimension of physical health, the social relations dimension, and finally, the environmental dimensions. The results also revealed significant differences depending on gender, age, having a chronic illness, or living with someone who has a chronic illness, employment security, and educational sector. CONCLUSION: The study shows that it is important to attend to teachers' health and quality of life, especially older teachers, those with a chronic illness, caregivers, those with job insecurity, and those who teach in preschool education.
BACKGROUND: This study aims to analyze how teachers perceived their quality of life when coping with the reopening of schools after their closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This study was carried out with a total sample of 1633 teachers from the Department of Education of the Basque Autonomous Community (Northern Spain), all of the professionals working in different educational centers, from preschool education to university studies, with the average age of 42.02 years (SD = 10.40). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: For this purpose, the Spanish version of the WHOQOL-BREF was used. RESULTS: The highest values of perceived quality of life were found in the dimension of psychological health, followed by the dimension of physical health, the social relations dimension, and finally, the environmental dimensions. The results also revealed significant differences depending on gender, age, having a chronic illness, or living with someone who has a chronic illness, employment security, and educational sector. CONCLUSION: The study shows that it is important to attend to teachers' health and quality of life, especially older teachers, those with a chronic illness, caregivers, those with job insecurity, and those who teach in preschool education.
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Keywords:
COVID-19; education; health; quality of life; teachers
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