Stress and Depression in the Workplace of Educators in the Philippines

Abstract

AbstractWorkplace Stress and depression should be treated properly in order to maintain productive teaching as the noblest profession. Unmanaged stress and depression could lead to a serious outcome that affects the happy environment in the classroom. Thus, managing stress and avoiding depression in the workplace is one of the important situations that a teacher should aim in order to succeed. This study aims to determine the level of workplace stress and depression of the educators in the Philippines by gathering their profile, workplace stress, and the state of depression. A correlation was investigated if there is a significant difference in the profile to the workplace stress and state of depression. Based on the result of the study, teachers sometimes experience stress in the workplace, while some experience depression at some point in time. It is recommended that teachers should understand how to practice stress management and avoiding depression.