Psychological Capital, future-oriented coping, and the well-being of secondary school teachers in Germany

Abstract

Data availability statement:The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available as there is no ethical approval to do so as participants did not provide appropriate consent to do so.

Psychological Capital Relates With Teacher Enjoyment: The Mediating Role of Reappraisal

“…As stated above, previous studies have confirmed that there is a positive association between PsyCap and positive emotions such as job satisfaction ( Luthans et al, 2007 ) and psychological well-being ( Ganotice et al, 2016 ; Huang and Zhang, 2021 ; Mikus and Teoh, 2021 ) and a negative correlation between PsyCap and negative emotions such as job stress ( Narsa and Wijayanti, 2021 ) and burnout ( Freire et al, 2020 ; Barratt and Duran, 2021 ; Wang et al, 2021a ). However, the question remains unsettled as to whether PsyCap would lead to more enjoyable online teaching experience.…”

“…It has been found that PsyCap positively predicted the psychological well-being and happiness of university teachers ( Li, 2018 ; Kun and Gadanecz, 2022 ), and helps them thrive in career development ( Liu et al, 2021 ). Three of the four dimensions of PsyCap, namely optimism, hope, and resilience were also proved to have a significant impact on secondary school teachers’ job satisfaction ( Mikus and Teoh, 2021 ). No study to date, however, has examined whether there is a relationship between teachers’ PsyCap and teaching enjoyment in the context of online teaching.…”

Hope and life satisfaction among Chinese shadow education tutors: The mediating roles of positive coping and perceived social support

“…Likewise, research confirmed that hope levels were positively associated with positive coping styles, including positive reappraisal, planning, acceptance, and fighting spirit. Positive coping mediates not only self-compassion and life satisfaction, but also self-efficacy and work engagement ( Dunkley et al, 2016 ; Li et al, 2021 ; Mikus and Teoh, 2021 ). Those studies highlighted the importance of positive coping in promoting hope and life satisfaction.…”

Chinese English as a Foreign Language Teachers’ Job Satisfaction, Resilience, and Their Psychological Well-Being

“…Recently, teacher well-being, which is rooted in positive psychology, has received special attention in teacher training programs ( Mikus and Teoh, 2021 ). Recent studies show that people have four different types of well-being: emotional, spiritual, physical, and mental or intellectual.…”