Stress and ways of dealing with stress in the work of professionally active teachers

Janiszewska Mariola, Firlej Ewelina, Drop Bartłomiej, Barańska Agnieszka, Ślusarska Anna, Zabłocka Ewa. Stress and ways of dealing with stress in the work of professionally active teachers. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(4):129-140. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1213649 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/4944 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 754 (09.12.2016). 754 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Author (s) 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.01.2018. Revised 16.01.2018. Accepted: 24.03.2018. Stress and ways of dealing with stress in the work of professionally active teachers Mariola Janiszewska1, Ewelina Firlej1, Bartłomiej Drop2, Agnieszka Barańska2, Anna Ślusarska3, Ewa Zabłocka4 1Department of Public Health, Medical University of Lublin 2Department of Informatics and Medical Statistics, Medical University of Lublin 3Student Scientific Group at the Department of Informatics and Medical Statistics of the Medical University of Lublin 4Scientific Circle of Veterinary Medics, University of Life Sciences in Lublin Summary Introduction. Stress is an inherent part of human life. It is well known and often associated with negative professional or family situations. Stress is not dangerous to our body, but it reacts to it. Aim of work. The aim of the study was to investigate the stressors of professionally working teachers. Material and methods. The research was conducted from November 2016 to May 2017 among teachers working in primary schools in the Lubelskie Voivodship. The study covered 77 respondents. The diagnostic survey was used in the study, which was carried out through a self-report questionnaire. Calculations were made using Microsoft Office Excel 2010. Results. Researchers believe that the best way to cope with stress is to talk to loved ones (57%) and practice sports (39%). The respondents reported that they had neglected social interaction (25%) and had no leisure time for themselves and their family (44%). In the opinion of the respondents the greatest source of stress is noise (60%), which is most often encountered in the corridor during intercourse breaks. The most frequently reported symptom of somatic symptoms was headache (45%). The respondents do not see the possibility of promotion (44%) and some respondents want to improve their qualifications (34%) only to be able to stay in their position. Conclusions. Teachers should have clearly defined roles, less stressed, have optimized tasks, a sense of safety, a good work atmosphere, regular and objective assessments, and specific career paths that can eliminate stressful situations in the teaching profession. Keywords: stress, teachers, work, healt