| Summary: | This work presents the data of a study with 127 teachers of a Secondary
School in Oporto District, on which different indicators related to work and
personal well-being were evaluated (stress, burnout, physical health and
professional fulfilment). The results revealed very significant levels of
occupational stress (percentages above 30%), 13% burnout prevalence and
various physical health problems. Women showed more stress associated
with time-limit pressure and amount of work, more complains about clerical
work and higher levels of emotional exhaustion and physical problems. As for
men, higher tendency for depersonalization was shown. In what concerns
professional experience, teachers with more years of practice showed more
problems confronting: students disciplinary issues, students different capacity
levels, clerical work, and excessive amount of classes. Finally, teachers with
more hours of contact with students assumed less depersonalization and more
stress related to students` indiscipline and to the teachers` career statutes.
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