Open AccessTeaching staff physical and psychological health: an empirical study during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Liudmyla Karamushka,
Оксана Креденцер,
Kira Tereshchenko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
organìzacìjna psihologìâ. ekonomìčna psihologìâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-3190
DOI - 10.31108/2.2020.2.20.7
Subject(s) - pandemic , psychological health , psychology , physical health , covid-19 , teaching staff , nursing , mental health , medical education , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
. In modern conditions, the analysis of the personal and organizational factors behind teaching staff health has become a serious challenge. Aim: to empirically investigate the level of and factors behind teaching staff health. Methods. R. Straub "Assessment of Lifestyle and Health Level" (adapted by G. Zalevski) and a passport form. Results. In general, teaching staff have low-level physical and psychological health with the life mobility indicator being the most critical. Teaching staff psychological health is higher than their physical health. It has been shown that teaching staffs age, work experience and qualifications have negative correlations with the levels of their physical and psychological health. Conclusions. The results of the study indicate that teaching staff health is a serious problem, which has become especially acute during the pandemic COVID-19. There is a pressing need for effective organizational and individual teaching staff health promoting programs.