Teachers’ psychological well-being: a comparison among teachers in U.S.A., Turkey and Pakistan

IF 1 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHIATRY

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion Pub Date : 2017-05-19 DOI:10.1080/14623730.2017.1326397

Öykü Özü, S. Zepeda, Abdurrahman İlğan, Albert M. Jimenez, Atakan Ata, M. Akram

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Abstract

Abstract Assessing teachers’ psychological well-being (PWB) is the first step in protecting teacher’s mental health and providing them an environment that helps flourish their professional and personal development. It is also crucial for good teacher–student interactions, which in turn, may affect student self-efficacy, social abilities, and even mental health. However, research about the subject is limited in the literature, and it lacks comparison of the levels of PWB among teachers from different countries. This study has primarily focused on the variations in teachers’ PWB from three different countries: U.S.A., Turkey, and Pakistan. In total, 403 teachers from U.S.A., 990 teachers from Turkey, and 715 from Pakistan completed the survey that contained demographic questions and the PWB scale. Results indicated that the U.S. sample had the highest PWB means followed by teachers in Turkey and in Pakistan, respectively. Results are discussed in light of the literature and implications are presented.

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美国、土耳其和巴基斯坦教师的心理健康状况比较

摘要评估教师的心理健康是保护教师心理健康的第一步，也是为教师提供一个有助于促进其职业和个人发展的环境的第一步。这对于良好的师生互动也至关重要，而师生互动反过来可能会影响学生的自我效能感、社交能力，甚至心理健康。然而，文献中对该学科的研究有限，缺乏对不同国家教师PWB水平的比较。本研究主要关注美国、土耳其和巴基斯坦三个不同国家教师PWB的差异。总共有403名来自美国的教师、990名来自土耳其的教师和715名来自巴基斯坦的教师完成了包含人口统计学问题和PWB量表的调查。结果表明，美国样本的PWB均值最高，其次分别是土耳其和巴基斯坦的教师。根据文献对结果进行了讨论，并提出了启示。

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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion Multiple-

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1.70

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7.70%

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期刊介绍： This title has ceased (2018). The first journal of its kind in the field, IJMHP publishes materials of distinction, making it essential reading for those with a professional or personal interest in mental health promotion. IJMHP co-ordinates the dissemination of new research outcomes to all those involved in policy making and the implementation of mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention policies. This makes it indispensable to clinical/medical staff, health services researchers, managers, health promoters, educationalists, sociologists, health economists and practitioners from all branches of health and social care, publishing materials by and for all these communities. IJMHP is an official publication of the Clifford Beers Foundation, who work to promote mental health and prevent mental disorders through dissemination of knowledge, training partnerships and consultation. The journal is peer reviewed by an expert international board and acts as a comprehensive information resource designed to increase awareness, foster understanding and promote collaboration between the different disciplines engaged in this diverse activity of study.