Personality Traits as predictors of Job Satisfaction, Psychological Well Being and Emotional Intelligence among Primary school Teachers
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https://doi.org/10.36755/khaldunia.v4i1.73Keywords:
Personality Traits, Regression, T-Test, Primary School Teachers, Psychological Wellbeing, Job Satisfaction, Emotional IntelligenceAbstract
Exploring the Influence of Personality Traits and Emotional Intelligence on Job Satisfaction and Psychological Wellbeing among Primary School Teachers was the aim of this study. This study addresses the significant but under-researched issue of how personality traits and emotional intelligence impact the job satisfaction and psychological well-being of primary school teachers. Specifically, to address this issue, it was conducted a comprehensive examination involving 218 school teachers (103 female and 115 male) from various government and private schools located in Sangla Hill, Punjab. This study was conducted through a combination of instruments, including a Demographic form, the International Personality item Pool scale, the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire, Job Satisfaction scale, and the Psychological Wellbeing scale. Descriptive and inferential statistics, T-tests, and regression analysis and t-test were used to calculate the results this study. The findings of study revealed that both personality traits and emotional intelligence significantly influence the job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing of school teachers. In the concluding section, we discuss the implications, offer recommendations, and acknowledge the limitations of this study.
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