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PP-29-106 Background/Aims: This cross-sectional study determined the workplace stressors, stress levels, mental health status, and their influencing factors, among primary school teachers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Methods: In all, 9 primary schools in Klang Valley, which fulfill the inclusive criteria, were randomly selected from a list obtained from the Ministry of Education website. A total of 272 teachers from the selected school volunteered to participate in the study. A questionnaire was used to determine sociodemographic background, working information, and medical history. Teacher stress inventory was used to measure the stressor and stress levels, whereas General Health Questionnaire was used to measure the mental health status. Results: Results showed that most of the teachers experience moderate stress level (71.7%) and only 12.1% had low mental health status. Student misbehavior was the main stressor in the school environment (mean = 2.62). Gender (P = 0.001) and workload (P = 0.002) showed a significant contributing factors toward mental health status. Conclusion: These primary school teachers experience stress mainly due to the student misbehavior and the mental well-being was influenced by the workload and gender. Women teachers with heavy workload had relationship with lower mental health status.
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