Frontiers in Educational Psychology, 2024, 5(1); doi: 10.38007/JEP.2024.050105.
Dongling Zhang
Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China
This study utilized 154 Chinese rural teachers as research subjects and employed the occupational stress scale, mental health questionnaire, resilience questionnaire, and social support scale to investigate the relationships among occupational stress, mental health, resilience, and social support among rural primary and secondary school teachers. The results indicated that occupational stress significantly positively predicted mental health, resilience played a mediating role, and social support did not moderate the relationship between occupational stress, mental health, and resilience among rural primary and secondary school teachers. The findings underscored the importance of reducing occupational stress and enhancing resilience.
Rural Teachers; Occupational Stress; Mental Health; Resilience; Social Support
Dongling Zhang. The Relationship between Occupational Stress and Mental Health of Rural Teachers: the Role of Psychological Resilience and Social Support. Frontiers in Educational Psychology (2024), Vol. 5, Issue 1: 43-49. https://doi.org/10.38007/JEP.2024.050105.
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