Predicting Psychological Well-Being Based on Psychological Capital and Perceived Social Support in Secondary School Teachers

Maryam Yeganeh Sarajari

Abstract


The aim of the research was to predict psychological well-being based on psychological capital and perceived social support in secondary school teachers. The statistical population of the research included female teachers of the second secondary level in Tehran. The research sample consisted of 100 people who were selected by available sampling method. Psychological well-being questionnaires (Ryff, 2013), psychological capital questionnaire (Luthans, Youssef, & Avolio, 2006), and social support questionnaire (Vaux et al., 1986), were used to collect information. To analyze the data, Pearson's correlation test and multiple regression were used simultaneously. The results have shown that there is a positive and significant relationship between psychological capital (hope, resilience, optimism and self-efficacy) and social support with psychological well-being (p<0.05). Also, the results have shown that psychological capital and perceived social support predict psychological well-being at 0.88.

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