Psychosocial Risks in Teachers from Portugal and England on the Way to Society 5.0

Bibliographic Data

ID15469553
AuthorsAna Carolina Pimenta (0000-0003-3992-0763, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave), Ana Pimenta (Department of Industrial and Product Design, School of Design, Polytechnic Institute Cavado Ave, 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal), Delfina Ramos (0000-0003-2862-2883, Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Mangement, corresponding author), Gilberto Santos (0000-0001-9268-3272, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave), Matilde A Rodrigues (0000-0001-6175-6934, Polytechnic Institute of Porto), Manuel Doiro (0000-0002-2571-2464, Universidade de Vigo)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue14
Pages6347-6347
Publication date2023-07-12
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20146347
PMID37510579
OpenAlexW4384202215
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited14

Being a teacher is one of the most demanding jobs, as a result of this responsibility, these workers face many psychosocial risks. This study aims to characterize and compare psychosocial factors in Portuguese and British teachers and discuss how new developments in technology, namely digital technology can improve education and, in particular, contribute to fewer issues related to mental health. The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire Medium Version (COPSOQ II) was applied to the teachers of six Portuguese schools (three public schools and three private schools), three British public schools and three private schools with an international British curriculum (Switzerland, Spain and Portugal). The results showed that cognitive, emotional, and quantitative demands, as well as work rhythm and work/family conflict, are the key psychosocial factors among these teachers. Differences were found between the teachers of both countries. Some models are proposed, through the proposals of Society 5.0, for their minimization and/or removal. Society 5.0 is the vision of a new human-centered society in the fifth stage launched by Japan in April 2016, and it is cited in our study with the hope that it will contribute to solving many problems of today's society

Curriculum · Medical education · Mental health · Pedagogy · Political science · Portuguese · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Public relations · Work (physics · Engineering · Medicine · Occupational Health and Burnout · Psychology · Stress and Burnout Research · Technostress in Professional Settings

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