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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2021

Psychosocial Wellbeing of Nigerian Teachers in Special Education Schools.

A T Olagunju, M A Akinola, B Fadipe, O O Jagun, T O Olagunju, O O Akinola, O P Ogunnubi, O J Olusile, O Y Oluyemi, G A Chaimowitz

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

A T OlagunjuDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University/St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th Street, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3K7, Canada. olagunja@mcmaster.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1736-9886
M A AkinolaEar Nose and Throat Unit, Department of Surgery, Ben Carson School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9349-0330
B FadipeDepartment of Psychiatry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
O O JagunOphthalmology unit, Department of Surgery, Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
T O OlagunjuDepartment of Health Research Method, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
O O AkinolaSt Ives Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.
O P OgunnubiDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
O J OlusileDepartment of Psychiatry, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
O Y OluyemiDepartment of Surgery, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria.
G A ChaimowitzDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University/St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th Street, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3K7, Canada.
Babcock University · NGLagos University Teaching Hospital · NGUniversity of Lagos · NGLagos State University · NGLagos State University Teaching Hospital · NGOlabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital · NGSt. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While there is evidence that impaired psychosocial wellbeing can compromise the effective performance of work-related roles, little is known about the wellbeing of teachers working with children with developmental disabilities. We interviewed 68 special education schoolteachers (response rate = 70.8%) in a Nigerian state with 12-item General Health Questionnaire and an adapted Zarit Burden Interview. About four in every ten teachers had psychological distress, representing many-fold the rates reported in the general population, and significant burden was prevalent in 51.5%. Perceived burden correlated significantly with psychological distress, anxiety/depression and social dysfunction (rs = .3). While increased burden predicted psychological distress, longer teaching experience was protective against distress. These findings underscore the need for psychosocial support for special education schoolteachers to enhance their wellbeing and roles.

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Psychological DistressAdultAutism Spectrum DisorderChildCross-Sectional StudiesEducation, SpecialFemaleHumansMaleNigeriaSchoolsSchool TeachersStress, PsychologicalBurdenEmotional distressPsychosocial wellbeingSpecial schoolsTeachers

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PMID32666197
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