Predictors of self-assessment of general health in teachers working in distance education

Abstract

The perception of health covers fisical and emotional points it also covers well-being and satisfaction with its own life, as well as its level is related to the adoption of a healthy behavior. This study aims to evaluate the predictive power of occupational and psychosocial stressors for the self-assessment of general health in teachers working in distance education and to verify if there are differences in the predictions between teachers and tutors. The non-probalistic sample consisted of 158 teachers and 152 tutors working in distance education. A questionnaire was used to obtain data on self-assessment of general health, evaluation of occupational stressors. A scale for assessing psychosocial stressors in the work context was also used. The results, obtained through multiple linear regression analysis, indicated the following burnout predictive variables: in teachers, their work load, the way work is organized and the pressure of the level of responsibility; in tutors, the work-family balance, the overload of roles and the relationship with the immediate supervisor. The results indicate specificities in the explanatory variables regarding the self-assessment of tutors and teachers.