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Titel der Veröffentlichung: Persönlichkeitsprofile und individueller Umgang mit Stress im Altersgruppenvergleich von ukrainischen (weiblichen) Lehrern

Background Teachers belong to the professions with high psycho-emotional stress, which personality traits and individual handling of stress counteract to prevent the negative consequences of stress. The aim of this work was the age-dependent analysis of the individual coping in stressful situations and the situation-related personality profiles. Methods The sample included 238 Ukrainian teachers (98.3 percent female) with a mean age of 43.7 ± 12.55 years. The total sample was divided into 2 age groups AG I (< 45 years) and AG II (≥ 45 years). The Differential Stress Inventory (DSI-HR) according to Lefèvre and Kubinger and the Inventory for Personality Diagnostics in Situations (IPS) according to Schaarschmidt and Fischer were assessed. Results Significant age group differences were found in the DSI variables "stress triggering" (p = 0.002), "stress triggering by everyday events" (p = 0.005), "stress triggering by interaction" (p = 0.001), and "stress stabilization" (p = 0.005). Thereby, older teachers are more often overstressed (41.2 percent) than younger teachers (31.3 percent). There is a statistically comparable distribution of age groups within the IPS profiles. Discussion The results show that older (here, predominantly female) Ukrainian teachers felt more subjectively stressed. There is a need for implementation of health and preventive measures in aging teachers to maintain the health of older teachers in Ukraine in the long term. Occupational healthcare, as prescribed in Germany, should also be recommended to schools in Ukraine.