Objective To understand female teachers'psychological health status and its influential factors, in order to promote female teachers'psychological heath.

Methods A random cluster sampling method was adopted throughout the country.Totally 4 535 female teachers participated in this survey through on-line, we-chat or interview.They were investigated with questionnaire of symptom check list-90(SCL-90).

Results Totally 4 394 female teachers (96.8%) finished the answer to the questionnaire completely.The positive rate of total SCL-90 score was 18.53%, and positive rate of any one factor was 36.0%.The symptom of positive factor were mainly obsessive-compulsive symptom, somatization and melancholy.There was a difference of teachers'psychological heath among different survey area (P < 0.05).The major influence factors of teachers'psychological heath included age, professional title, education background, income, working hours, workload, standing hours and some style of living (P < 0.05).

Conclusion Female teachers'psychological health problem was quite serious.We should pay special attention to the mental health of female teachers aged 36 to 45 with middle level professional title and low income.At the same time, the government and employers should act in a unified way to reduce the workload and gradually establish and improve channels for psychological dredging.