TY  - JOUR
AU  - Cho, Jihyun
AU  - Lee, Hojun
AU  - Park, Sang Hee
AU  - Kim, Myoung Haw
AU  - Won, Seunghee
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/05/06
TI  - Mental Health of Teachers during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Daegu, Korea: Challenges in Reopening Schools
JO  - OBM Neurobiology
SP  - 221
VL  - 08
IS  - 02
AB  - This study conducted an in-depth analysis of the psychological states of teachers during the first outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using data on school mental health projects related to COVID-19 in Daegu from May to June 2020. The participants comprised 811 (34.9%) male and 1,511 (65.1%) female teachers in 1,041 (44.8%) middle and 1,281 (55.2%) high schools. After schools reopened, the most common causes of unbearable stress were unusual experiences, fear of infection, and negative emotions. Moreover, 41.5%/40.4% reported experiencing anxiety/depression, out of which 25.1%/23.6%, 10.0%/14.0%, and 6.4%/2.8% exhibited mild, moderate, and severe levels, respectively. The study identified the following influencing factors of anxiety: being female (OR: 1.52), years of employment (≤5 and 
SN  - 2573-4407
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2402221
DO  - 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2402221
ID  - Cho2024
ER  -