Mental Health of Elementary Schoolteachers in Southern Brazil: Working Conditions and Health Consequences

Table 2

Frequency of stressful working conditions in the school as self-reported by elementary schoolteachers.

Working conditions		Percentage
Inadequate salary	21	56.8
Inadequate or insufficient work material	20	54.1
Size of the classroom inadequate for the number of students	18	50.0
Excessive activities	13	35.1
Taking work home	12	32.4
Difficulty maintaining the concentration of students in the classroom	11	29.7
Lack of recognition	11	29.7
Noisy school	7	18.9
Excessive workload	7	18.9
Society demands in relation to the education of students	5	13.5
Daily dissension between colleagues	2	5.4
School demands	2	5.4
Difficult interactions with colleagues	1	2.7
Tension and insecurity in the workplace	1	2.7