Relationship Between Common Mental Disorders and Teaching Characteristics of Basic Education

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The indication of common mental disorders (CMD) in teachers has been worrying. Its prevalence may be related to its characteristics. Based on the above, the objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between CMD and sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of these professionals. This is a descriptive survey, with a cross-sectional survey and quantitative approach, conducted with 273 teachers from the state network of basic education in Rio Grande do Norte (RN), who answered the Sociodemographic and Occupational Questionnaire (QSDO) and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20). The results of the Chi-Square tests indicate a significant association of the variables sex and employment with the State, but not with the variables generation, marital status, number of work shifts, or teaching time. It is hoped that the results of this study will contribute to the understanding of the temporal dynamics of mental health in teaching, as well as its association with sociodemographic and occupational variables.

Keywords: common mental disorders, teachers, basic education.

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Lidiany Freire da Silva, Secretaria de Estado da Educação, da Cultura, do Esporte e do Lazer do Rio Grande do Norte (SEEC), Brasil

Graduada em Administração, pela Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido

Agostinha Mafalda Barra de Oliveira, Federal University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA), Brazil

Doutora em Psicologia Social e Antropologia das Organizações, pela Universidad de Salamanca

Antonio Edson Oliveira Honorato, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil

Mestre em Ciências Sociais e Humanas, pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Alexandre José de Oliveira, Federal University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA), Brazil

Doutor em Geografia, pela Universidade Federal do Pernambuco

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Published

2023-06-01

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2023): rPOT N2/2023

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