An exploratory study of perfectionism, professional factors and psychological well‐being of dentistry academics

Abstract

Background: Well-being might be lower among dentistry professionals than other health professionals, and differ by personal, professional and sociodemographic factors. Few studies have considered dentistry academics who have different work roles and functions than clinicians. This exploratory study focused on well-being among dentistry academics and aimed to explore associations with perfectionism, professional factors and sociodemographics. Method: An online survey was carried out with academic staff in Dentistry and Oral Health departments of nine Universities in Australia and New Zealand. Well-being was assessed using the 22-item Psychological General Well-Being Index, with a maximum score of 110 indicating good well-being. Perfectionism was assessed using the 8-item Short Almost Perfect Scale, with a maximum score of 56 and a higher score indicating perfectionism. Twenty items were used to assess professional and 7 items assessed sociodemographic factors. Associations were explored using correlation and multiple linear regression. Results: There was no significant bivariate association between perfectionism and well-being. Multiple linear regression indicated a significant association between hours of undergraduate teaching and psychological well-being, after adjustment for age, gender, income and overall health. Conclusion: This exploratory study showed poor well-being among dentistry academics, particularly in those teaching undergraduate students for more than 6 h/week.

Sources of occupational stress amongst dentistry academics

“…Multiple linear regression was applied to explore associations between occupational sources of stress and psychological wellbeing. Sociodemographic and health variables of age, income management, and overall health, were included as covariates based on previous research on dentistry academics 23 …”

“…Sociodemographic and health variables of age, income management, and overall health, were included as covariates based on previous research on dentistry academics. 23…”

“…Research with academics in general shows that commonly reported sources of occupational stress include workload, [14][15][16] role demands, 17,18 role ambiguity, 19 increasing student numbers, 18 time demands, 20 work/life balance, 21 inadequate working conditions, 22 conflict at work, 21 limited career progress, 16 inadequate resources, and funding difficulties. 14,16 Dentistry academics who also do clinical work may have multiple role demands, 23 which has previously been linked to increased 24 and decreased 15 levels of stress. The current study focused on dentistry academics, with the aim to identify common sources of occupational stress, and how these are associated with wellbeing.…”

Crossfit®: uma abordagem sobre força de mordida e imagem ultrassonográfica dos músculos mastigatórios

“…Tabela 1 -Dados sobre as características (média ± erro padrão) entre o grupo de atletas praticantes do treinamento de Crossfit ® (GI) e grupo de indivíduos saudáveis não praticantes de exercícios físicos Com o passar dos anos, a odontologia e o esporte estão se alinhando por meio de descobertas cada vez mais promissoras, que demonstram a interferência da saúde oral no desempenho do atleta de alta performance (STAMOS et al, 2020) O cirurgião dentista tem como princípio fundamentado na sua ciência a prevenção e intervenção de fatores deletérios como doença cárie, disfunção temporomandibular, doença periodontal, maloclusões, hábitos deletérios, erosão dentária, além de traumas dentais e orofaciais (TEIXEIRA et al, 2021), mas devido ao novo olhar que os profissionais da saúde precisam ter sobre o organismo humano como um todo é importante cada vez mais observar se a alteração morfofuncional dos indivíduos podem interferir diretamente na performance física (MORDINI et al, 2021;SCOTT et al, 2020;SOLANA-TRAMUNT et al, 2020).…”