Psychological distress among teaching staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: A transdiagnostic perspective on profiles of risk and resilience

Dana Lassri

doi:10.1016/j.tate.2023.104143

Psychological distress among teaching staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: A transdiagnostic perspective on profiles of risk and resilience

Dana Lassri^*

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The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare

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Abstract

Teaching staff are especially vulnerable to COVID-19-related stress, due to the significant demands they have experienced. Yet, many have shown resilience–good mental health despite stress exposure. The current study used a person-centered approach to identify distinct profiles according to individual differences in psychosocial risk and protective factors. Latent Profile Analysis and ANOVAs were employed among 350 Israeli teaching staff during the fourth wave of COVID-19. Two distinct profiles, “risk” (55%) and “resilience” (45%) were identified. While groups showed no differences in COVID-19-related stress outcomes, they consistently differed in their psychological reaction to COVID-19 (psychopathology, compassion fatigue, and compassion satisfaction).

Original language	American English
Article number	104143
Journal	Teaching and Teacher Education
Volume	128
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104143
State	Published - Jul 2023

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Funding Information:
This project received funding from the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Education . The results and conclusions of this study are at the sole responsibility of the researchers.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

COVID-19
Compassion fatigue
Latent profiles
Psychopathology
Resilience
Teaching staff

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