Impact of Gender and Working Environment on the Level of State Anxiety among Primary and Middle school Teachers in China

Lijuan Wang, Dajun Zhang

Center for Psychological Health Research & School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, Chin.
Center for Psychological Health Research & School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jbbs.2012.21012                

Abstract

State anxiety has become serious among primary and middle school teachers in China. By using stratified random sampling, we selected 2790 primary and middle school teachers as participants. They were from seven regions of China, among them 2278 were valid subjects. Constructed on the basis of anxiety content, the Teachers’ State Anxiety Questionnaire (TSAQ) was used in the investigation. The result of the survey shows that primary and middle school teachers are generally affected by state anxiety; further analysis indicates that the prevalence of state anxiety is relatively higher among male teachers, teachers from key middle schools, teachers working more than 10 hours a day, and teachers loaded with additional task as head teachers. This is directly connected with China’s national situation, teaching envi-ronment, discrepancies in teachers themselves, and their own ability of self-regulation.

Keywords

Primary and Middle School Teachers; State Anxiety; Prevalence

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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