Psychosocial Risks in Teachers from Portugal and England on the Way to Society 5.0

Ana Pimenta, Delfina Ramos (), Gilberto Santos, Matilde A. Rodrigues and Manuel Doiro
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Ana Pimenta: Department of Industrial and Product Design, School of Design, Polytechnic Institute Cavado Ave, 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal
Delfina Ramos: School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, ISEP, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal
Gilberto Santos: Department of Industrial and Product Design, School of Design, Polytechnic Institute Cavado Ave, 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal
Matilde A. Rodrigues: Algoritmi Research Centre/LASI, School of Engineering, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
Manuel Doiro: Department of Business Organization and Marketing, Vigo University, 36310 Vigo, Spain

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 14, 1-12

Abstract: Being a teacher is one of the most demanding jobs, as a result of this responsibility, these workers face many psychosocial risks. This study aims to characterize and compare psychosocial factors in Portuguese and British teachers and discuss how new developments in technology, namely digital technology can improve education and, in particular, contribute to fewer issues related to mental health. The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire Medium Version (COPSOQ II) was applied to the teachers of six Portuguese schools (three public schools and three private schools), three British public schools and three private schools with an international British curriculum (Switzerland, Spain and Portugal). The results showed that cognitive, emotional, and quantitative demands, as well as work rhythm and work/family conflict, are the key psychosocial factors among these teachers. Differences were found between the teachers of both countries. Some models are proposed, through the proposals of Society 5.0, for their minimization and/or removal. Society 5.0 is the vision of a new human-centered society in the fifth stage launched by Japan in April 2016, and it is cited in our study with the hope that it will contribute to solving many problems of today’s society.

Keywords: COPSOQ II; education; psychological risks; occupational health; Society 5.0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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