Impact of Teachers’ Mental Health in Classroom Transactions: A Narrative Review of Literature

Abstract

Teacher mental health continues to be of concern in elementary and secondary schools; however, supporting teacher wellbeing in understated in present time particularly from in gender perspective. Among professionals, teachers exhibit one of the highest levels of job stress and burnout on the job in has been highlighted in several studies yet the measures taken to rectify this concern is low. This narrative review explores the existing research on teacher mental health, burn out, and the impact of these concerns in classroom transactions. Work context and personal factors/family context contribute to teacher stress and by extension may impact temporary leaves of absence. Many research articles have recommendations on interventions but lack of implementation is significant. The amount of stress high school teachers are experiencing worldwide and the stress that is causing them to burn out is the most common findings present in the findings of research. The review highlights research gaps in the literature on teachers’ mental health, wellbeing, and its effect in classroom transaction.