Effects of Teacher Stressors and Automatic Thoughts on Depressive Symptoms in Japanese Elementary School Teachers

Abstract

The current study investigated the effects of teacher stressors and automatic thoughts on depressive symptoms in Japanese elementary school teachers. In this study, 164 Japanese elementary school teachers completed questionnaires about teacher stressors, automatic thoughts, and depressive symptoms. The results of structural equation modeling indicated that teacher stressors positively but indirectly affected depressive symptoms via negative automatic thoughts. Furthermore, the results indicated that positive automatic thoughts negatively affected depressive symptoms. Finally, implications for future research and practice for Japanese elementary school teachers with depressive symptoms are discussed.