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A STUDY ON MENTAL HEALTH OF MIDDLE AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

N Tede

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The SCL-90 scale is used to assess 566 teachers' mental health. The results show: In general 14.2% of the teachers' average scores are more or equal to 2. In terms of single factor, the symptoms are ranked from as somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, paranoid ideation, hostility and so on. 30.6% teachers are obsessive-compulsive. The level of mental health of teacher is lower than the normal adult of our country. No differences are found between the male and female teachers, middle school and primary school teachers, teachers and the administrators. The mental health level of the rural area teachers is much lower than that of the urban area teachers. The mental health level of teachers with 1-10 year teaching experience is much lower than that of the teacher with over 10 years teaching experience.

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The SCL-90 scale is used to assess 566 teachers' mental health. The results show: In general 14.2% of the teachers' average scores are more or equal to 2. In terms of single factor, the symptoms are ranked from as somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, paranoid ideation, hostility and so on. 30.6% teachers are obsessive-compulsive. The level of mental health of teacher is lower than the normal adult of our country. No differences are found between the male and female teachers, middle school and primary school teachers, teachers and the administrators. The mental health level of the rural area teachers is much lower than that of the urban area teachers. The mental health level of teachers with 1-10 year teaching experience is much lower than that of the teacher with over 10 years teaching experience.

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The SCL-90 scale is used to assess 566 teachers' mental health. The results show: In general 14.2% of the teachers' average scores are more or equal to 2. In terms of single factor, the symptoms are ranked from as somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, paranoid ideation, hostility and so on. 30.6% teachers are obsessive-compulsive. The level of mental health of teacher is lower than the normal adult of our country. No differences are found between the male and female teachers, middle school and primary school teachers, teachers and the administrators. The mental health level of the rural area teachers is much lower than that of the urban area teachers. The mental health level of teachers with 1-10 year teaching experience is much lower than that of the teacher with over 10 years teaching experience.

Key concepts: Hostility, Somatization, Mental health, School teachers, Psychology, Depression (economics), Clinical psychology, Psychiatry

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