The mental health and well-being of teachers is an issue of great policy concern. This is particularly true in England, where high workload and the associated stress is thought to be leading to a recruitment and retention crisis within the education profession. But do individuals who decide to leave teaching for another career actually see their well-being and mental health improve? We provide new evidence on this matter for individuals aged between 40 and 65, using the rich information gathered as part of the UK Biobank study. Our analysis shows that individuals who choose to leave teaching are somewhat happier in their work, but do not generally experience any improvement in their general well-being or mental health. We hence caution those middle-aged teachers who are thinking of leaving teaching that the grass may not necessarily be greener on the other side.

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我不干了！离开教学与心理健康改善之间是否存在关联？

教师的心理健康和福祉是一个备受政策关注的问题。在英格兰尤其如此，在那里高工作量和相关的压力被认为会导致教育行业内的招聘和保留危机。但是，决定离开教职从事其他职业的人真的会看到他们的幸福感和心理健康状况有所改善吗？我们使用作为英国生物银行研究的一部分收集的丰富信息，为 40 至 65 岁的个人提供了有关此事的新证据。我们的分析表明，选择离开教学岗位的人在工作中更快乐，但他们的总体幸福感或心理健康通常没有任何改善。