AUTHOR=Dicks Theresa , Eggert Viktoria , Koestner Clemens , Zähme Carolina , Beutel Till , Kalo Kristin , Letzel Stephan , Dietz Pavel 

TITLE=Predictors of job satisfaction among teachers in Germany during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: cross-sectional results of a nationwide online questionnaire

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1168647

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1168647

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Introduction</title><p>During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic teaching was changed several times to distance learning. To consider the associated stresses and challenges for teachers a nationwide cross-sectional study was performed in March 2021 in which <italic>N</italic> = 31,089 teachers from Germany participated.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>A multiple linear regression model with stepwise inclusion of thematically sorted variables (sociodemographic, SARS-CoV-2- and work-related variables) was used to identify relevant predictors of job satisfaction.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The analysis revealed that work-related variables were significant predictors of job satisfaction. In the third regression model, when all variables are included the adjusted <italic>R</italic><sup>2</sup> was 0.364. Overall, the results showed that, e.g., work predictability (<italic>b</italic> = 0.097), influence at work (<italic>b</italic> = 0.118), and meaning of work (<italic>b</italic> = 0.212) increased job satisfaction. In contrast, increased emotional exhaustion (<italic>b</italic> = −0.016), feelings of unfair treatment (<italic>b</italic> = −0.048), and work family conflicts (<italic>b</italic> = −0.154) deteriorated job satisfaction.</p></sec><sec><title>Discussion</title><p>The results indicate that future research should focus especially the work-related topics in more detail and that job satisfaction is a useful concept for analyzing working conditions from a public health point of view.</p></sec>