University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2012 Mar;24(2):278-87. doi: 10.1177/1010539510393725. Epub 2011 Mar 8.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of job stress among secondary school teachers using Karasek Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ), the association between salivary cortisol, salivary IgA, and sociodemographic characteristics, and the association between log cortisol, IgA levels, and job strain categories. A cross-sectional study was undertaken using JCQ and salivary cortisol and IgA samples. Cluster sampling was done yielding 302 respondents. The prevalence of stress among all teachers was 20.2%. Being a Malay, teaching experience of 5 to 10 years, and those without a supervisor's support had higher prevalence of high job strain. Teachers in the 31 to 40 years age bracket, educating handicapped children with the absence of supervisor support exhibited higher stress levels with lower log salivary IgA levels. Further studies must be conducted using salivary biomarkers to study the in-depth relationship of stress, extending into other occupational groups.
本研究旨在使用 Karasek 工作内容问卷（JCQ）确定中学教师的工作压力患病率，探讨唾液皮质醇、唾液 IgA 与社会人口统计学特征之间的关系，以及皮质醇对数、IgA 水平与工作压力类别之间的关系。采用 JCQ 和唾液皮质醇及 IgA 样本进行横断面研究。采用聚类抽样，共获得 302 名应答者。所有教师的压力患病率为 20.2%。马来人、有 5 至 10 年教学经验且缺乏主管支持的教师，工作压力大的比例更高。31 至 40 岁年龄段、没有主管支持而教育残疾儿童的教师，压力水平更高，唾液 IgA 水平更低。必须使用唾液生物标志物进行进一步研究，以深入研究压力与其他职业群体的关系。
