Psychosocial Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on School Educators' Mental Health and Role of Cognitive Competence in Coping with Such Adversities

The impact of psychosocial factors on the mental health of ordinary and professional people is normally a theme in various psychological and clinical studies but now it is more relevant due to the pandemic caused by Covid-19. This study was focused on the effect of different aspects of pandemics like job losses or salary cuts led to economic abuse, gender discrimination, teachinglearning paradigm shift, learning new skills, learning attitude, household workload, the expectation of family members, and responsibilities on educators' negative mental health and role of knowledge, skills, and abilities as components of cognitive competencies in coping and managing such adverse issues. Participants for the study were educators having an age range in early and middle adulthood. Statistical tools descriptive, correlational and regression analysis were used. Educators having high knowledge, skills, and abilities levels have managed this adversity up to some extent, but moderate cognitive competent educators were impacted more and faced negative mental health symptoms. Childhood self-esteem and high cognitive competencies give psychological strength to cope and manage mental health issues from routine stress to the natural disaster-caused negative impacts.社会心理因素对普通人群与职业群体心理健康的影响，向来是各类心理学与临床研究的经典主题；而在新冠病毒（Covid-19）引发的全球大流行背景下，该主题的现实重要性愈发凸显。本研究聚焦新冠大流行带来的多维度影响——包括失业、降薪引发的经济虐待、性别歧视、教学范式转型、新技能学习、学习态度、家务负担、家庭成员期望及履职责任等——对教育工作者负面心理健康状况的作用，同时探讨作为认知胜任力（cognitive competencies）组成部分的知识、技能与能力，在应对及处置此类逆境问题中的角色。本研究的参与者为处于青年早期至中年阶段的教育工作者，并采用描述性统计、相关分析与回归分析三类统计方法开展数据分析。结果表明，具备较高知识、技能与能力水平的教育工作者可在一定程度上应对此次逆境，但认知胜任力中等的教育工作者受影响更为显著，并出现了负面心理健康症状。童年时期的自尊水平与较高的认知胜任力，可为个体提供心理韧性，以应对从日常压力到自然灾害引发的各类负面心理健康影响。