Teachers’ Psychological Capital, Level of Stress, and Attitude towards Work

Abstract

Teachers are stressed with all the tasks that need to be done both in teaching and administrative. The study aimed to ascertain the psychological capital and stress levels of the Balingoan District, Division of Misamis Oriental. It sought to answer the respondents’ psychological capital, their level of stress, respondents’ attitude towards work, the significant relationship between the teachers’ psychological capital and the level of stress and the significant relationship between psychological capital and level of stress to the respondents’ attitude toward work. The respondents of this study were the one hundred twelve (112) teachers of Balingoan District for School Year 2023-2024. The research instruments were patterned and modified, and descriptive-correlational research design and Pearson-r Correlation statistical tools were employed to establish the relationship between the variables. Results showed that the respondents have a very high level of psychological capital. The majority of the respondents were slightly stressed and their level of attitude toward work was very high. All psychological capital variables registered a strong positive relationship towards stress. Also, all psychological capital variables registered a strong positive relationship towards attitude towards work. Further, the level of stress variables registered a strong positive relationship to attitude toward work. The high psychological capital and low stress among teachers resulted to positive attitude towards work. Thus, the null hypotheses are rejected. It is recommended that teachers be provided with seminars on professional learning engagements like training and School Learning Action Cells that will improve their resilience and coping mechanisms. Teachers may develop, adopt, or create activities that may help improve the numeracy and literacy of learners.