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Review of Related Literature

This chapter reviews related literature and studies on teacher wellness and its impact on students. Studies have shown that teachers who maintain a healthy work-life balance serve as role models for healthy behaviors that students emulate. Teaching is a stressful profession and workload is a common reason for teacher burnout, which impacts both physical and mental health. When teachers are highly stressed, students show lower academic performance and social adjustment. Implementing workplace wellness programs and interventions to reduce stress can improve teacher well-being and student outcomes.

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Review of Related Literature

This chapter reviews related literature and studies on teacher wellness and its impact on students. Studies have shown that teachers who maintain a healthy work-life balance serve as role models for healthy behaviors that students emulate. Teaching is a stressful profession and workload is a common reason for teacher burnout, which impacts both physical and mental health. When teachers are highly stressed, students show lower academic performance and social adjustment. Implementing workplace wellness programs and interventions to reduce stress can improve teacher well-being and student outcomes.

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CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

This chapter reviews related literature and studies which were reviewed by the

researcher that are related to the present study.

Related Literature

A teacher's wellness gets reflected on the students' wellness. Let us know how.

Teachers are likely to be the first role models any student would have. Students tend to

walk on their role model’s footsteps and imitate them. Teachers, who establish a healthy

work/life balance, have more energy and serve as healthy lifestyle role models for their

students (Greycaps, 2019). Healthy children are fast learners, Healthy and aware

teachers promote healthy behaviours and practices among students, who then emulate

these behaviours into their own lifestyle and engage in more health-promoting activities.

Hence, one sees a simple two step chain with the philosophy, that whatever the teacher

or role model does is easily adopted by the students.

According to Dianne Heath (2017) Teaching is an ideal career for those who love

to provide instruction, help students and promote education. Although there are many

benefits to teaching, there are also dire risks to becoming a teacher. Being aware of these

risks is important for deciding whether teaching is the appropriate profession for you.

Teaching has been reported to be one of the most stressful occupations in the

world. Workload is a common reason for teachers to leave the profession. Workload is a

term that introduces how much an operator uses epistemological and physical sources

for doing a job. Workload is a multi-dimensional and complicate structure that is


impressed by external needs of task, mental, organizational factors and cognitive

capabilities (Abirami M. J et al.) Work environment is formed by physical, mental and

social motives and each of these factors could be one of the burnt-out factors, which in

turn could induce undesirable effects on the both physical and mental welfare. Numerous

studies related to teaching profession have pointed out the impact of physical activity

upon the risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD),

overweight/obesity, arterial hypertension, hyperlipidemia, glucose intolerance; insulin

resistance (IR) may cause discomfort and dysfunction of various organs. The different

forms of work, reflected in their organizational aspects, may cause various health

consequences and compromise the quality of life of teachers.

Related Studies

The work of teachers has a fundamental social value because education can

ensure economic growth, and technical and scientific development in any society. In

Brazil, there are over 2.6 million teachers working in basic and higher education, and they

are responsible for instructing millions of Brazilian student. (Estudo mostra a situação do

professor brasileiro 2013). But have you ever wondered about teacher’s wellness? Will

this impact the students in any manner? It is very beneficial for schools to carry out

workplace wellness programs that covers all school staff. By creating a culture of healthy

lifestyle - from being more physically active to eating healthier foods and carrying out

hygienic practices, wellness programs improve employee morale and increases an

individual’s focusing ability, among many other benefits.


Regular physical activity improves brainpower. Incorporating physical activity into the

classrooms not only engages students in their free time but also results in energized

students who will learn better. Such students have positive attitude towards school and

studies, better academic achievement and attendance.

According to Frutuoso JT, Cruz RM. (2005), Many diseases and cardiovascular

risk factors could decrease the capacity for work of teachers and office workers. When

comparing these professions, teachers had a 1.6 higher risk of work ability impairment

compared to office workers. Teachers were more exposed to a heavy workload, which

probably affected the retirement due to illness

The physical and mental health of any teachers may become one of the

determinant factors of the work ability. It is understood that there is a relationship between

work ability and the health of teachers associated with several factors, such as socio-

demographic factors, lifestyle, workload and biological aging itself within the work

structure. The functional capacity of teachers may be related to psychosocial problems,

stress and musculoskeletal damages.

Greenberg MT, Brown JL, and Abenavoli RM, made an examination about the

causes of teachers’ stress, its effects on teachers, schools, and students, and strategies

for reducing its impact. They have found out that Forty-six percent of teachers report high

daily stress, which compromises their health, sleep, quality of life, and teaching

performance. When teachers are highly stressed, students show lower levels of both

social adjustment and academic performance. Interventions on the organizational or

individual level, or those that reach both, can help reduce teacher stress by changing the

culture and approach to teaching. Programs for mentoring, workplace wellness, social
emotional learning, and mindfulness are all proven to improve teacher well-being and

student outcomes.

Healthy employees are a crucial component of a happy and progressive school. A

healthy and stress free workplace makes for satisfied and high performing employees.

Such school employees are more likely to be happy in their position of work and tend to

stay longer. They display good attendance records and take fewer leaves, thus providing

the stability and continued development which is very essential for educational success.

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