A correlation between perceived social support and professional quality of life: a cross-sectional study among government school teachers in the Nuwaragampalatha East educational division of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

Shamal Niluminda, Sashini Nilushika, Hashini Nimalchandra, Chandima Nishakara, Sachini Nuwanthika, Malithi Pabasara, Devarajan Rathish
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Background: Social support for school teachers could play an important role in their professional quality of life (ProQOL). We aim to describe a correlation between perceived social support (PSS) and ProQOL and its association with variables of interest among government school teachers in the Nuwaragampalatha East educational division of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. All consenting teachers of the top three government schools (with grade 1 to 13 classes) having the highest student-teacher ratio in the Nuwaragampalatha East educational division of Anuradhapura district were included. Adjusted odds ratios from logistic regression were reported for socio-demographic factors against PSS and ProQOL (p < 0.05). Spearman's Rho was used to find a correlation between PSS and ProQOL (p < 0.05).

Results: Most of the teachers (n = 336) were females (82%), having higher education (63%), married (94%), and permanently residing in Anuradhapura (98%). Most had a high level of overall PSS (61%), a high level of compassion satisfaction (68%), a low level of burnout (56%), and a moderate level of secondary traumatic stress (60%). Monthly household income [aOR-1.65 (1.01-2.69)] and years served as a teacher [aOR-2.85 (1.05-7.74)] were significantly associated with overall PSS. The overall PSS had a positive significant correlation with compassion satisfaction (r =  + 0.31, p < 0.01) and a negative significant correlation with burnout (r = - 0.23, p < 0.01).

Conclusion: A significant correlation between PSS and the emotions of ProQOL was found among state school teachers. Hence, optimizing social support would help improve school teachers' ProQOL.

感知社会支持与职业生活质量之间的相关性:斯里兰卡阿努拉德普勒省Nuwaragampalatha East教育区公立学校教师的横断面研究
背景:学校教师的社会支持对其职业生活质量(ProQOL)有重要影响。我们的目的是描述感知社会支持(PSS)和ProQOL之间的相关性及其与斯里兰卡阿努拉德普勒省Nuwaragampalatha East教育部门公立学校教师感兴趣的变量的关联。方法:采用自填问卷进行描述性横断面研究。在阿努拉德普拉区东努瓦拉冈帕拉塔教育区,学生与教师比例最高的前三所公立学校(1至13年级)的所有同意的教师都被包括在内。结果:大多数教师(n = 336)为女性(82%),受过高等教育(63%),已婚(94%),常住在阿努拉德普勒(98%)。大多数人有高水平的整体PSS(61%),高水平的同情满意度(68%),低水平的倦怠(56%)和中等水平的继发性创伤应激(60%)。家庭月收入[aOR-1.65(1.01-2.69)]和担任教师年限[aOR-2.85(1.05-7.74)]与整体PSS显著相关。结论:公立学校教师的PSS与他们的ProQOL情绪之间存在显著的相关关系。因此,优化社会支持有助于提高学校教师的ProQOL。
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