[[alternative]]A Study of Work Stress, Leisure Behavior and Physical and Mental Health--A Case of Elementary School Teachers in Chia-Yi County

[[abstract]] 本研究旨在探討嘉義縣國小教師工作壓力、休閒行為與身心健康之現況及差異情形並分析其相關。採問卷調查法，以 98學年度嘉義縣 126所公立國民小學教師為研究對象，以便利抽樣法進行調查，共發出432份問卷，回收有效問卷369份，有效回收率達85.42﹪，所得資料以百分比、平均數、標準差、獨立樣本t考驗、單因子變異數分析、person積差相關迴歸分析等統計方法進行資料分析。研究結果發現：一、 嘉義縣國小教師整體工作壓力程度屬於中等程度；整體休閒行為參與屬於中等程度；整體在身心不適狀況屬中下程度。二、 不同個人背景變項的國民小學教師在工作壓力方面，以學校規模、教師類型、擔任職務及任教年段上有部份顯著差異。在性別、年齡、婚姻狀況、任教年資、教育程度上則未達顯著差異。三、 不同個人背景變項的國民小學教師在休閒行為方面，以年齡、擔任職務及任教年段等部份達顯著性差異。在性別、婚姻狀況、任教年資、教育程度、學校規模、教師類型上則未達顯著性差異。四、 不同個人背景變項的國民小學教師在身心健康方面，以不同的年齡有部份達顯著差異。性別、婚姻狀況、任教年資、教育程度、學校規模、教師類型、擔任職務及任教年段等變項未達顯著差異。五、 嘉義縣國小教師工作壓力與休閒行為參與呈現部份顯著負相關；休閒行為對工作壓力具有顯著預測力；工作壓力與身心健康呈現顯著正相關，「行政支持」、「工作負荷」、「學生教學」與「人際關係」對身心健康具有顯著預測力；休閒行為與身心健康呈現部份顯著負相關，「休憩型」與「社交型」對身心健康具有顯著預測力。[[abstract]] The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between work stress and leisure behavior, physical and mental health of elementary school teachers in Chiayi County. There were 432 elementary school teachers in Chiayi County were selected by convenience sampling technique in 2009. The total number of usable data was 369 with the rate of the usable return of 85.42%. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent T-test, single factor analysis of variance, Pearson correlation and regression as well as accumulate statistical method were used for analysis in this study. The results were as followed:1. The overall work stress in elementary school teachers in Chiayi County was moderate. The overall leisure behavior was also moderate. While the overall physical and mental discomfort was below the moderate level. 2. Partial significant differences were found between work stress and different background variables, such as school size, teacher’s qualification, administrative position and the grades teacher taught. But no significant difference was found in terms of gender, age, marital status, and seniority of teaching and educational level. 3. Partial significant differences were found between leisure behavior and different background variables, such as age, administrative position in school and grades teacher taught. No difference was found between gender, marital status, seniority of teaching, educational level, school size, and teacher’s qualification.4. With regards to personal demographic and health variables, partial significant relationship was found in terms of age, while no significant relationship was found in terms of gender, marital status, seniority of teaching, educational level, school size, type of teachers, teacher’s qualification and the grades teachers taught.5. Partial negative significant relationship was found between work stress and leisure behavior. The work stress can be significantly predicated by leisure behavior. Positive significant relationship was found between health and work stress. The physical and mental health can be significantly predicated by “school administration support”, “work load”, “student teaching methods” and “personal relationship”. A partial negative relationship was found also between leisure behavior and physical and mental health. The physical and mental health can be significantly predicated by “resting activity” and “social activity”