Perceived Stress Due COVID-19 Pandemic Among Employed Professional Teachers

Ryan Michael Oducado; Judith Rabacal; Rome Moralista; Khen  Tamdang

doi:10.46661/ijeri.5284

Authors

Ryan Michael Oducado West Visayas State University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9107-3069
Judith Rabacal Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology, Philippines
Rome Moralista Guimaras State College, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6653-6148
Khen Tamdang Assumption Iloilo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46661/ijeri.5284

Keywords:

COVID-19, mental health, pandemic, stress, teachers

Abstract

The unexpected occurrence of the COVID-19 outbreak has undeniably disrupted the normalcy of life. Stress has become an important concern in education since the COVID-19 outbreak. This descriptive-correlational online survey administered in August 2020 utilized the COVID-19 Perceived Stress Scale (COVID-19 PSS-10) to assess the COVID-19 perceived stress among employed Filipino teachers. Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tested for differences while Spearman’s rho was used to analyze correlation between variables. Results demonstrated that more than half of teachers experienced moderate COVID-19 stress. Females experienced significantly higher COVID-19 stress compared to males. A negative correlation was noted between self-rated health and COVID-19 stress while a positive correlation was found between perceive risk of getting COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 stress. This study highlights that steps must be undertaken to help teachers deal with the stress of the COVID-19 crisis as well as they must be provided or taught with stress management interventions during this pandemic. This study could be used as a baseline for future research to assess the impact of COVID-19 stress among professional teachers.

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