Work Ability of Finnish Physical Education Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Mäkelä, Kasper; Hirvensalo, Mirja
Titel	Work Ability of Finnish Physical Education Teachers
Quelle	In: Physical Educator, 72 (2015) 5, S.384-398 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-8981
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Physical Education Teachers; Teacher Competencies; Job Skills; Physical Health; Job Satisfaction; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Diseases; Questionnaires; Mental Health; Teacher Characteristics; Statistical Analysis; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Lehrkunst; Produktive Fertigkeit; Gesundheitszustand; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Disease; Krankheit; Fragebogen; Psychohygiene; Statistische Analyse; Finnland
Abstract	In the physical education (PE) teachers' profession, physical tasks comprise a large part of the job. PE teachers identify their health as good, and they are satisfied with their job. Nevertheless, the work ability of PE teachers may be decreasing. Purpose: The purpose of this article was to explore the work ability of Finnish PE teachers. What disorders or physical problems do PE teachers experience as a result of their job, and how do they affect job satisfaction? Are there differences between men and women or older and younger teachers? Of the Finnish PE teachers (N = 655), 31% reported that they had at least one disease or disorder that hindered their work ability. The most common were musculoskeletal disorders. PE teachers identified knee and back problems in particular. Good ability to work was related to higher job satisfaction. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01