The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: a multi-group analysis

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Autor(a) principal: Seixas, Adérito
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Simães, C., Gomes, A. Rui, Costa, Patrício Soares
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/75836
Resumo: Teaching is a demanding activity and occupational stress has been considered a relevant health problem related to teacher’s mental health. This study sought to analyse the specific relations between cognitive appraisal and psychological distress, and if that relationship was moderated by gender. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 402 basic and secondary schoolteachers. The evaluation protocol included a Demographic Questionnaire, the Primary and Secondary Cognitive Appraisal Scale, and the General Health Questionnaire-12. Structural equation modelling with multigroup analysis was performed to test the hypothesis. Clinical cases of psychological distress in teachers were prevalent (87%). Male teachers assumed a significant worse psychological profile, showing more clinical symptoms of anxiety/depression than female teachers do. Significant main effects for gender were found for challenge perception and coping potential with males assuming more coping potential and females assuming more challenge perception. Threat perception was the strongest predictor of teachers’ mental health. Threat perception and psychological distress, was stronger in males, and challenge perception predicted psychological distress only in males. Work organizations must implement occupational strategies that promote a more positive cognitive appraisal of work.
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spelling The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: a multi-group analysisEl efecto de la evaluación cognitiva en la salud mental de los docentes: un análisis multigrupoTeachersCognitive appraisalPsychological distressGenderDocentesValoración cognitivaMalestar psicológicoGéneroCiências Sociais::PsicologiaSocial SciencesSaúde de qualidadeTeaching is a demanding activity and occupational stress has been considered a relevant health problem related to teacher’s mental health. This study sought to analyse the specific relations between cognitive appraisal and psychological distress, and if that relationship was moderated by gender. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 402 basic and secondary schoolteachers. The evaluation protocol included a Demographic Questionnaire, the Primary and Secondary Cognitive Appraisal Scale, and the General Health Questionnaire-12. Structural equation modelling with multigroup analysis was performed to test the hypothesis. Clinical cases of psychological distress in teachers were prevalent (87%). Male teachers assumed a significant worse psychological profile, showing more clinical symptoms of anxiety/depression than female teachers do. Significant main effects for gender were found for challenge perception and coping potential with males assuming more coping potential and females assuming more challenge perception. Threat perception was the strongest predictor of teachers’ mental health. Threat perception and psychological distress, was stronger in males, and challenge perception predicted psychological distress only in males. Work organizations must implement occupational strategies that promote a more positive cognitive appraisal of work.La docencia es una actividad exigente y el estrés laboral se ha considerado un problema relevante para la salud mental del docente. Este estudio buscó analizar las relaciones específicas entre la valoración cognitiva y la angustia psicológica, y si esa relación estaba moderada por el género. Se realizó un estudio transversal en 402 profesores de educación básica y secundaria. El protocolo de evaluación incluyó un cuestionario demográfico, la escala de valoración cognitiva primaria y secundaria y el cuestionario de salud general-12. Se realizó un modelado de ecuaciones estructurales con análisis multigrupo para probar la hipótesis. Los casos clínicos de malestar psicológico en los profesores fueron prevalentes (87%). Los profesores varones asumieron un perfil psicológico significativamente peor, mostrando más síntomas clínicos de ansiedad / depresión que las profesoras. Se encontraron efectos principales significativos para el género en la percepción del desafío y el potencial de afrontamiento, ya que los hombres asumieron más potencial de afrontamiento y las mujeres asumieron una mayor percepción del desafío. La percepción de amenazas fue el predictor más fuerte de la salud mental de los profesores. La percepción de la amenaza y la angustia psicológica fue más fuerte en los hombres, y la percepción de desafío predijo angustia psicológica solo en los varones. Las organizaciones laborales deben implementar estrategias ocupacionales que promuevan una valoración cognitiva más positiva del trabajo.This study was conducted at the Psychology Research Centre (CIPsi/UM) School of Psychology, University of Minho, supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the Portuguese State Budget (UIDB/01662/2020).Springer ScienceUniversidade do MinhoSeixas, AdéritoSimães, C.Gomes, A. RuiCosta, Patrício Soares20212021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/75836engSeixas, A., Simães, C., Gomes, A.R., & Costa, P. (2021). The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: A multi-group analysis. European Journal of Education and Psychology, 14(2), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.32457/ejep.v14i2.17021888-89921989-220910.32457/ejep.v14i2.1702https://revistas.uautonoma.cl/index.php/ejep/article/view/1702info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-29T01:19:30Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/75836Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:33:06.615707Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: a multi-group analysis
El efecto de la evaluación cognitiva en la salud mental de los docentes: un análisis multigrupo
title The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: a multi-group analysis
spellingShingle The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: a multi-group analysis
Seixas, Adérito
Teachers
Cognitive appraisal
Psychological distress
Gender
Docentes
Valoración cognitiva
Malestar psicológico
Género
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Social Sciences
Saúde de qualidade
title_short The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: a multi-group analysis
title_full The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: a multi-group analysis
title_fullStr The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: a multi-group analysis
title_full_unstemmed The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: a multi-group analysis
title_sort The effect of cognitive appraisal on teachers’ mental health: a multi-group analysis
author Seixas, Adérito
author_facet Seixas, Adérito
Simães, C.
Gomes, A. Rui
Costa, Patrício Soares
author_role author
author2 Simães, C.
Gomes, A. Rui
Costa, Patrício Soares
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Seixas, Adérito
Simães, C.
Gomes, A. Rui
Costa, Patrício Soares
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Teachers
Cognitive appraisal
Psychological distress
Gender
Docentes
Valoración cognitiva
Malestar psicológico
Género
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Social Sciences
Saúde de qualidade
topic Teachers
Cognitive appraisal
Psychological distress
Gender
Docentes
Valoración cognitiva
Malestar psicológico
Género
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Social Sciences
Saúde de qualidade
description Teaching is a demanding activity and occupational stress has been considered a relevant health problem related to teacher’s mental health. This study sought to analyse the specific relations between cognitive appraisal and psychological distress, and if that relationship was moderated by gender. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 402 basic and secondary schoolteachers. The evaluation protocol included a Demographic Questionnaire, the Primary and Secondary Cognitive Appraisal Scale, and the General Health Questionnaire-12. Structural equation modelling with multigroup analysis was performed to test the hypothesis. Clinical cases of psychological distress in teachers were prevalent (87%). Male teachers assumed a significant worse psychological profile, showing more clinical symptoms of anxiety/depression than female teachers do. Significant main effects for gender were found for challenge perception and coping potential with males assuming more coping potential and females assuming more challenge perception. Threat perception was the strongest predictor of teachers’ mental health. Threat perception and psychological distress, was stronger in males, and challenge perception predicted psychological distress only in males. Work organizations must implement occupational strategies that promote a more positive cognitive appraisal of work.
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