Ethical dilemmas and well-being in teachers’ work : A three-wave, two-year longitudinal study
Abstract
The aim of the present longitudinal study was two-fold: First, to explore what kinds of ethical dilemma groups can be identified among Finnish teachers (n = 310) and second, to examine how these groups differ from each other with respect to occupational well-being and recovery from job strain over the two-year follow-up. Using Latent Profile Analysis, three ethical dilemma prevalence groups were identified: rare (27%), occasional (51%), and frequent dilemmas (22%). Teachers in frequent dilemmas group reported highest burnout, however, their recovery from job strain improved and their burnout (exhaustion) diminished over time. To reduce teachers’ ethical dilemmas different approaches are proposed.
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Format
Articles
Research article
Published
2023
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Publisher
Elsevier
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202302231873Käytä tätä linkitykseen.
Review status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0742-051X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104049
Language
English
Published in
Teaching and Teacher Education
Citation
- Heikkilä, M., Mauno, S., Herttalampi, M., Minkkinen, J., Muotka, J., & Feldt, T. (2023). Ethical dilemmas and well-being in teachers’ work : A three-wave, two-year longitudinal study. Teaching and Teacher Education, 125, Article 104049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104049
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Funder(s)
Research Council of Finland
Funding program(s)
Academy Project, AoF
Akatemiahanke, SA
Additional information about funding
The study was part of the IJDFIN research project funded by Academy of Finland (308334 PI Saija Mauno; 308336 PI Taru Feldt).
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