Avaliação do estresse ocupacional em docentes em uma instituição de ensino superior da região metropolitana de Goiânia-GO

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the stress level on teachers of the healthcare area of a Higher Level Education Institute (HLEI) in the metropolitan area of Goiânia-GO. It is a cross-line, analytical and quantitative research which was made from September to November 2017. The data were collected based on a sociodemographic and professional Questionnaire and through the Job Stress Scale (JSS). After the application of the instruments, a database was made by using IBM SPSS Statistics 20 software. The survey has realized that almost 48,1% of the collaborators presented accentuated stress level. The stress level relates to some stressing professions, including teaching, however, it may differ according to individual characteristics and personalities, seeing that each individual has a different way to interpret different situations.