Psychological Predictors and Mediators of Subjective Well-being in a Sample of Romanian Teachers
Autori:
Elena STANCULESCU
Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 37-52
How to cite this article:Stanculescu, E. (2014). Psychological Predictors and Mediators of Subjective Well-being in a Sample of Romanian Teachers. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 46, 37-52. |
Abstract:
The study examined psychological predictors and mediators of teacher subjective
well-being. Participants included 174 teachers from urban middle and highschools.
The first objective was to explore the psychological correlates of the
teacher SWB: self-esteem, general self-efficacy (core self-evaluation), teacher
self-efficacy, optimism (cognitive trait related to the psychological well-being),
and perceived social support (psychosocial trait related to the psychological wellbeing.
The second objective was to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy
in the association between optimism and subjective well-being. The third objective
was to explore the mediating role of teacher self-efficacy in the relation between
perceived social support and teacher subjective well-being. Correlation, linear
regression and mediation model analyses through the Sobel test were computed.
Results confirmed the research assumptions. The findings of this study enhance
the understanding of personal factors associated with teacher subjective wellbeing.
The constructs linked to subjective well-being (predictors and mediators)
could be target of school psychologists’ interventions, in order to have more
engaged and performing teachers in schools. The findings were discussed in the
context of designing the interventions for enhancement of the subjective wellbeing
among teachers.
Keywords:
subjective well-being (SWB), general self-efficacy, teacher selfefficacy, perceived social support, optimism.
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