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- Educators in elementary and secondary schools are facing increasing work stressors linked to economic, political, and social trends, as revealed by a 2017 survey conducted by the American Federation of Teachers.
- The survey indicated that educators reported higher levels of work stress and poorer physical and mental health compared to the general U.S. worker population, even after accounting for differences in age, gender, and race/ethnicity.
- While educators from New York districts with collaborative labor-management practices did not show consistently better or worse outcomes in terms of work stress and health, the findings underscore the need to address work stressors in the education sector, although the low response rate calls for careful interpretation of the results.
Article Abstract
Elementary and secondary school educators face many work stressors, which appear to be increasing due to economic, political, and social trends. Therefore, we analyzed data from a 2017 national American Federation of Teachers survey of U.S. education staff, including data from two New York School districts that have adopted collaborative labor-management practices. The national American Federation of Teachers sample of educators reported significantly higher prevalences of several work stressors and poorer physical and mental health compared to the U.S. workers overall, adjusted for age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Compared with educators nationally, educators in districts with collaborative labor-management practices did not have a consistently higher or lower prevalence of work stressors or poorer health. Findings suggest the importance of reducing work stressors among U.S. educators. Results should be interpreted with caution due to the low educator survey response rate.
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