Mental Health Experiences of Teachers: A Scoping Review

Teacher mental health continues to be of concern in elementary and secondary schools; however, supporting teacher wellbeing is understudied (Parker et al., 2012; Roffey, 2012), particularly from a gender perspective (Bourgeault 2021). Among professionals, teachers exhibit one the highest levels job stress burnout on job. (Hakanen 2006; Stoeber & Rennert, 2008). This scoping review investigates consolidates existing research health, leaves absences, return-to-work. Work context personal factors/family contribute attrition by extension may impact temporary absence (Pressley, Several articles report interventions with moderate success reduce stress, but no studies evaluated return-to-work (Ebert, 2014; Kwak 2019). The amount are experiencing pressure that causing them burn out most common narrative present literature. highlights gaps literature surrounding absence, notable gap regarding role gender.