Is teaching bad for your health? New evidence from biomarker data

Sam Sims, John Jerrim, Hannah Taylor, Becky Allen

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Abstract

Teaching is a demanding job and research suggests that prolonged exposure to stress can affect physical health. While some studies have found that teachers do indeed report relatively poor physical health, the existing literature has important methodological limitations. In particular, no research exists comparing teachers to other occupations using objective biomarker data to measure health. We provide such evidence using two datasets: a representative, cross-sectional survey and a longitudinal convenience sample. We find no statistically significant overall association between teaching and physical health in any of our models or datasets. Teaching may therefore not be as bad for physical health as previously thought.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-45
Number of pages18
JournalOxford Review of Education
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 2021

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