Teachers’ Lifestyle and its Socio-Demographic Determinants

Abstract

The aim of the study was to present the socio-demographic determinants of teachers’ lifestyle. By means of a diagnostic Lifestyle Questionnaire by J.M. Cavendish, 208 teachers from different types of school were examined. There has been obtained a specific structure of dependencies of the following variables: gender, economic status, age, marital status, professional experience, place of residence, professional advancement degree, and place of employment. Those elements which have significant empirical support were highlighted. The conducted analyzes have provided interesting and extensive material on teachers’ health behaviors and their correlates, given that in Poland no systematic surveys are conducted.

Keywords

• nauczyciel
• zdrowie
• styl życia
• socjodemograficzne czynniki