Strength Use and Well-Being at Work among Teachers: The Mediating Role of Basic Need Satisfaction

Autor: Cangpi Wei, Jiahe Su, Jingjing Zhao, Ke Ding, Feng Kong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Behavioral Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 2, p 95 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-328X
DOI: 10.3390/bs14020095
Popis: Teachers’ well-being at work is an important indicator of their mental health. Strengths use has been identified as a significant predictor of enhanced well-being at work. However, there is a scarcity of studies that have examined the connection between teachers’ strengths use and well-being at work; thus, its underlying psychological mechanism is unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the association between teachers’ strengths and well-being at work together with the mediating role of basic need satisfaction. A total of 374 university teachers completed a series of questionnaires on strengths use, basic need satisfaction, hedonic well-being, and eudaimonic well-being. The results showed that there were positive correlations between strength use and both types of well-being at work. Moreover, basic need satisfaction mediated the association between strength use and two types of well-being at work. The findings suggest that institutions should prioritize enhancing teachers’ ability to utilize their strengths and foster an environment conducive to such practices, thereby improving their workplace well-being.
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