Assessment of psychological distress among primary school teachers in Kedah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Charles Ganaprakasam, Syeda Humayra, Getrude C. Ah Gang, Kalaivani Ganasegaran, Abd Rahim Mohamad
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Turkish Physiotherapy Association 2021
• Subjects: LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31745/1/Assessment%20of%20psychological%20distress%20among%20primary%20school%20teachers%20in%20KedahAssessment%20of%20psychological%20distress%20among%20primary%20school%20teachers%20in%20Kedah%2C%20Malaysia_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31745/2/Assessment%20of%20psychological%20distress%20among%20primary%20school%20teachers%20in%20Kedah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31745/; https://turkjphysiotherrehabil.org/pub/pdf/321/32-1-2936.pdf

Background: Teaching is a challenging profession, where the educators are constantly monitoring complex classroom situations to maximize the learning opportunities for their students. Majority of the teachers in Malaysia reported with an increasing prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress durin...