Level of stress in primary school teachers in a school in the North of Lima

Nivel de estrés en docentes de educación primaria de una escuela del Norte de Lima

Authors

  • Elizabeth Maria Yovera-Sandoval Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades. Lima, Perú.
  • Norka Yazmin Espiritu-Chaupis Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades. Lima, Perú.

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https://doi.org/10.22258/hgh.2021.52.97

Abstract

Objectives: Determine the level of stress in primary school teachers. Materials and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. The population was made up of primary education teachers from a State Educational Institution (IE) located in the district of Carabayllo, belonging to North Lima. Stress was evaluated with the Stress Profile for Teachers. Results: A total of 34 primary school teachers participated, 91.2% (n = 31) male and the remaining fraction female. According to the length of professional service, 85.3% (n = 29) were 5 years of age or older, and 67.6% (n = 23) were nominated teachers. Of the sample, 47.1% (n = 16) presented high stress level, 29.4% (n = 10) moderate stress, and 23.5% (n = 8) low stress level. In the dimension physical symptoms of stress, a significant difference (p = 0.047) was found in the mean scores between teachers who had a service time of less than 5 years compared to those with a longer professional service time, 14.80 (SD = 3 , 70) and 11.38 (SD = 3.37), respectively. Conclusions: In primary school teachers, the high level of stress is a frequent problem regardless of employment status, gender, and length of professional service. The physical symptoms of stress mainly affect teachers with less time of service. Faced with these issues, it is recommended to provide all preventive measures that lead to the reduction of stressful conditions in the educational community. Keywords: Stress, Psychological ; Occupational Stress; School Teachers; Peru (Source: MeSH, NLM).

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Author Biographies

Elizabeth Maria Yovera-Sandoval, Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades. Lima, Perú.

Bachiller en Educación Primaria

Norka Yazmin Espiritu-Chaupis, Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades. Lima, Perú.

Bachiller en Educación Primaria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9073-2533

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2021-12-22

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Yovera-Sandoval, E. M., & Espiritu-Chaupis, N. Y. (2021). Level of stress in primary school teachers in a school in the North of Lima: Nivel de estrés en docentes de educación primaria de una escuela del Norte de Lima. Peruvian Journal of Health Care and Global Health, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.22258/hgh.2021.52.97

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021)

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