School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, QLD, Australia.
School of Dentistry, Oral Health Centre, The University of Queensland, Mt Gravatt, QLD, Australia.
Aust Dent J. 2021 Jun;66(2):175-181. doi: 10.1111/adj.12816. Epub 2021 Feb 1.
Well-being might be lower among dentistry professionals than other health professionals, and differ by personal, professional and sociodemographic factors. Few studies have considered dentistry academics who have different work roles and functions than clinicians. This exploratory study focused on well-being among dentistry academics and aimed to explore associations with perfectionism, professional factors and sociodemographics.
An online survey was carried out with academic staff in Dentistry and Oral Health departments of nine Universities in Australia and New Zealand. Well-being was assessed using the 22-item Psychological General Well-Being Index, with a maximum score of 110 indicating good well-being. Perfectionism was assessed using the 8-item Short Almost Perfect Scale, with a maximum score of 56 and a higher score indicating perfectionism. Twenty items were used to assess professional and 7 items assessed sociodemographic factors. Associations were explored using correlation and multiple linear regression.
There was no significant bivariate association between perfectionism and well-being. Multiple linear regression indicated a significant association between hours of undergraduate teaching and psychological well-being, after adjustment for age, gender, income and overall health.
This exploratory study showed poor well-being among dentistry academics, particularly in those teaching undergraduate students for more than 6 h/week.
幸福感可能低于其他健康专业人员，而且可能因个人、专业和社会人口因素而有所不同。很少有研究考虑到牙科学术界人士，他们的工作角色和职能与临床医生不同。这项探索性研究集中在牙科学术界人士的幸福感上，旨在探讨与完美主义、专业因素和社会人口统计学的关联。
在澳大利亚和新西兰的九所大学的牙科和口腔健康系进行了一项在线调查。使用 22 项心理一般幸福感指数评估幸福感，最高得分为 110 分表示幸福感良好。使用 8 项短几乎完美量表评估完美主义，最高得分为 56 分，得分越高表示越完美主义。使用 20 项评估专业因素，使用 7 项评估社会人口统计学因素。使用相关分析和多元线性回归探索关联。
完美主义与幸福感之间没有显著的双变量关联。多元线性回归表明，在调整年龄、性别、收入和整体健康状况后，本科教学小时数与心理幸福感之间存在显著关联。
这项探索性研究表明，牙科学术界人士的幸福感较差，特别是每周教授本科学生超过 6 小时的人。
