How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affects Job Stress of Rural Teachers

Haizheng Li, Qinyi Liu () and Mingyu Ma
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Qinyi Liu: University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Mingyu Ma: Central University of Finance and Economics Beijing

No 14366, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected teachers' job-specific stresses and their enthusiasm for the teaching occupation. We use unique data from China that cover the periods before and after the start of the pandemic and apply difference-in-differences type methods. We find that, among rural young teachers, the pandemic has caused higher teaching stress and career development stress and has reduced passion towards the teaching occupation. We investigate the working channels of the pandemic, including job-related activities and social network. After controlling for possible working channels, the COVID-19 pandemic still shows a strong direct impact on job sentiments.

Keywords: job stress; enthusiasm for occupation; pandemic; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 J24 J28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45 pages
Date: 2021-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cna, nep-hea and nep-lma
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Published - published as 'How the COVID-19 pandemic affects job sentiments of rural teachers' in: China Economic Review, 2022, 72, 101759

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