The context of teaching and its influence on psychic suffering of primary education teachers

• Main Author: Brasil, Christina Cesar Praça
• Publication Date: 2016
• Other Authors: Batista, Maxmiria Holanda, Melo, Anna Karynne da Silva, Ibiapia, Flávio Lúcio Pontes, Brilhante, Aline Veras Morais, da Silva, Raimunda Magalhães
• Format: Article
• Language: por; eng
• Source: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Download full: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/5174
• topic: Faculty; Psychological Stress; Health Promotion.; Docentes; Estrés Psicológico; Promoción de la Salud.; Docentes; Estresse Psicológico; Promoção da Saúde.

Objetcive: To identify the causes of psychic suffering reported by primary school teachers. Methods: Qualitative study conducted between December 2013 and June 2014 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with data obtained from three focus groups that included 26 teachers from 19 schools. The categorization and interpretation of data were performed using the content analysis technique based on the thematic modality, and the Symbolic Interactionism. Results: The participants identified the causes for psychic suffering in the context of teaching, which were gathered in three themes: environmental factors; institutional factors and social and interpersonal relationships. The problems identified by teachers interfere directly or indirectly with their mental health, causing stress, anxiety, depression or discouragement about the professional practice. Conclusion: The themes pointed out by the participants revealed that work overload, inadequate environment, aggressiveness of children, individualism of colleagues, lack of school structure and institutional pressures are the causes of psychic suffering.