Prediction of Job Engagement of Teachers Based on Self-Efficacy, Psychological Capital and Resilience of Primary School Teachers in Nurabad Mamasani County

Monajati, Alireza; Badpa, Zahra; Yousefi, Zargham

Prediction of Job Engagement of Teachers Based on Self-Efficacy, Psychological Capital and Resilience of Primary School Teachers in Nurabad Mamasani County

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

alireza monajati ¹

zahra badpa ¹

zargham yousefi ²

¹ Department of Educational Sciences, NM.C., Islamic Azad University, Noorabad Momsani, Iran.

² Department of Educational Sciences, NM.C., Islamic Azad University, Noorabad Momsani, Iran

Abstract

Introduction and goal: The aim of this study was to predict the job engagement of teachers based on self-efficacy, psychological capital, and resilience among primary school teachers in Nurabad Mamasani County.
Research methodology: This study was applied in purpose and, in terms of nature and method, descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional. The statistical population consisted of all primary school teachers in Mamasani County (750 individuals). Using Morgan's table, 256 individuals were selected as the sample. Standard questionnaires were used: Han's (2020) Teacher Work Engagement, Morgan and Lyon's (2001) Resilience, Luthans et al.'s (2007) Psychological Capital, and Schannen et al.'s (2001) Teacher Self-Efficacy. Regression analysis, independent t-test, and SPSS software were used to test the research hypotheses.
Findings: The statistical analyses indicated: Self-efficacy and its dimensions, with a correlation coefficient of 0.725 and a beta coefficient of 0.561, are significant predictors of job engagement. Psychological capital and its dimensions, with a correlation coefficient of 0.657 and a beta coefficient of 0.595, can predict job engagement. Resilience, with a correlation coefficient of 0.695 and a beta coefficient of 0.541, is a suitable predictor of job engagement. The job engagement of female teachers (mean=4.23) was significantly higher than that of male teachers (mean=3.96).
Conclusion:. The results show that self-efficacy, psychological capital, and resilience are significant and strong predictors of teachers' job engagement. Furthermore, the level of job engagement among female teachers is significantly higher than among male teachers.

Keywords

Job engagement

resilience

self-efficacy

psychological capital

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