Table 1 Teachers’ background information and school characteristics (n = 2398)
Characteristic | Percentage (%, n) or mean SD |
|---|---|
Age in years (n = 2336) | |
< 30 | 14.4 (337) |
30–39 | 56.4 (1318) |
≥ 40 | 29.2 (681) |
Mean (SD) | 36.9 (6.73) |
Gender (n = 2398) | |
Male | 47.4 (1136) |
Female | 52.6 (1262) |
Marital status (n = 2398) | |
Married | 85.3 (2045) |
Single/divorced/widowed | 14.7 (353) |
Teaching experience (years) (n = 2224) | |
> 5 | 12.8 (285) |
5–9 | 20.1 (448) |
≥ 10 | 67.0 (1491) |
Mean (SD) | 14.0 (7.31) |
Teaching specialty (n = 1665) | |
Science subjects | 51.3 (854) |
Humanitarian subjects (art, language, realign, etc.) | 48.7 (811) |
School teaching level | |
Primary elementary | 47.0 (1128) |
Middle elementary | 27.6 (661) |
Secondary | 25.4 (609) |
School type (n = 2398) | |
Public | 86.4 (2072) |
Private | 13.6 (326) |
Average students per classa (n = 1823) | |
> 20 | 32.7 (596) |
20–29 | 46.5 (847) |
≥ 30 | 20.8 (380) |
Mean (SD) | 21.14 (8.54) |
Average psychiatric students per classa (n = 1681) | |
0 | 28.9 (486) |
1–2 | 47.3 (795) |
≥ 3 | 23.8 (400) |
Mean (SD) | 1.84 (2.37) |
Average psychiatric students transferred for counselling per classa (n = 1694) | |
0 | 47.5 (804) |
1–2 | 34.8 (590) |
≥ 3 | 17.7 (300) |
Mean (SD) | 1.41 (2.37) |
Adequacy of school mental health services (n = 2331) | |
Teachers’ agreement (positive responses) | 13.6% |