This study was started in an attempt to investig the level of teachers' self-concept and mental health. The concrete purposes were to make investigation into (1) the level of teachers' self-concept on the whole and by its sub-factors(Academic, Social,...
This study was started in an attempt to investig the level of teachers' self-concept and mental health. The concrete purposes were to make investigation into (1) the level of teachers' self-concept on the whole and by its sub-factors(Academic, Social, Moral and Character factors), and (2) the level of their mental health on the whole and by its sub-factors(Anomie, Inferiority, Psychopathic Deviate, and Psychosthenia).
The questionnaire for measuring the teachers' self-concept and mental health was constructed by selected items developed by Won-sik Jeong(1968), In-sub Song(1982) and Ji-woon Choi(1983).
The questionrire was administered to 550 teachers of elementary and secondary schools from Choong-Nam Province and Dae-jeon City.
The data of the present study were analyzed by the statistical methods of one-way ANOVA through SPSS package.
The magor results were as follows.
1. The analysis of the level of self-concept of teachers.
1) The teachers showed positive self-concept in general. In analyzing by sub-factors, they showed the average level in two factors-Academic and Character-and above the average in the rest two factors-Social and Moral.
2) In analyzing the teachers' self-concept by their background variables, the male teachers showed more positive one than the female ones did, master teachers than teachers, the longer experienced than the shorter ones.
3) The secondary school teachers showed a little more positive one than the elementary ones in Academic factor.
4) In Character factor, male teachers showed a little more positive one than female ones.
2. The level analysis of mental health of teachers.
1) It was found that the teachers generally had good mental health in every sub-factor selected.
2) In analyzing the level of mental health by their backgrownd variables, the elementary school teachers showed lower level than the secondary ones, and in the other variables on difference was found.
3) But, in two factors, Anomie and Psychosthenia the elementary teachers showed lower level than the secondary ones.
4) In Inferiority factor, the elementary teachers showed lower level than the secondary ones, the longer experienced than the shorter ones, and in Psychopathic Deviate factor, the female showed lower level than the male did.