Relationship Between Psychological Well-Being And Quality Of Life Among Teachers In Kuala Terengganu
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological wellbeing and quality of life among teachers in Kuala Terengganu. The participants consist of 380 teachers from 36 secondary schools in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu with the division of 113 male teachers and 2...
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| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/938/1/FH03-FP-18-12934.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/938/ |
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| Summary: | The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological wellbeing and quality of life among teachers in Kuala Terengganu. The participants consist of 380
teachers from 36 secondary schools in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu with the division of 113
male teachers and 267 female teachers. The respondents were randomly selected and the data
were gathered through the distribution of questionnaire. The questionnaire used consists of two
main scales which are Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale consist of 54 items reflecting the
six areas of psychological well-being which are autonomy, environmental mastery, personal
growth, positive relation with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance and World Health
Organization Quality Of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF) consist of 26 questions covering four
domains of factor contributing to quality of life – physical health, psychology, social relation and
environment. The finding of the study indicate that the level of psychological well-being among
teachers was in the moderate level where majority 350 (92.1%) of the respondents got moderate
score and 30 (7.9%) of them got high score of psychological well-being, while the level of quality
of life among teachers was in the high level where majority 336 (88.4%) of the respondents got
high score and 44 (11.6%) of them got moderate score. Further, Pearson correlation analysis
revealed that there was positive relationship ( r = 0.332**, p= 0.00 ) between psychological wellbeing and quality of life among teachers. It shows that the higher level of psychological wellbeing will increase the level of quality of life among teachers. Reflection for future research and
occupational health, interventions are suggested. |
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