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The relationship between wellbeing indicators and teacher psychological stress in Eastern Cape public schools in South Africa

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Vazi, Malik L.M., Ruiter, Robert A.C., Van den Borne, Bart, Martin, Glynnis, Dumont, Kitty, Reddy, Priscilla S.·2013·SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
DOI 10.4102/sajip.v39i1.1042
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Orientation: Positive psychological and subjective wellbeing indicators have proven to be protective against certain physical illnesses but have been rarely assessed in teacher stress.Research purpose: The main objective of this study was to assess the relationship between indicators of wellbeing and stress and to further assess the relative importance of these wellbeing indicators in explaining stress variance in a large sample of Eastern Cape primary and high school teachers in South Africa.Motivation for the study: The majority of teacher stress studies focus on the misfit between the individual’s resources and the environmental demands. There is a scarcity of studies reporting on protective factors in teaching and we know little about their possible role as possible protective factors against stress. This is important in developing stress prevention strategies.Research design, approach and method: A cross-sectional survey was used targeting public school teachers in the Eastern Cape. The sample size was 562 randomly selected teachers from both public primary and high schools.Main findings: The results revealed that stress is prevalent amongst teachers. Subjective and psychological wellbeing factors added significantly to the explained stress variance. Also, both negative affect and role problems had significant positive correlations with stress, whilst psychological wellbeing had a strong inverse relationship with stress.Practical/managerial implications: The results implied that interventions focusing on improving psychological wellbeing and reduction of negative affect can contribute to stress prevention.Contribution/value-add: The results contributed towards a better understanding of the relative importance of wellbeing constructs as protective factors against teacher stress.

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Authors
Vazi, M. L. M., Ruiter, R. A. C., Van den Borne, B., Martin, G., Dumont, K., & Reddy, P. S.
Affiliations
  • Maastricht University (NL)
  • University of Fort Hare (ZA)
  • University of South Africa (ZA)
  • Human Sciences Research Council (ZA)
ORCID
Venue
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
Publisher
AOSIS
Published
2013-01-25
Volume
39
Issue
1
ISSN
  • 0258-5200 (ISSN-L)
  • 2071-0763
DOI
10.4102/sajip.v39i1.1042
OpenAlex
W1992644781
Cited by
47
References
48
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • SA Journal of Industrial Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords
teacher stress, psychological well-being, subjective well-being, positive psychology, protective factors, negative affect, role stress, stress prevention, public school teachers, Eastern Cape

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