Psychological Development and Education ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (6): 700-707.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2017.06.08

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The Relationship between Vocational Personality and Subjective Well-Being in Elementary and Secondary School Teachers: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement

LIAN Kunyu1, XIE Shanshan2, LIN Rongmao3   

  1. 1. Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387;
    2. Minjiang Normal College, Fuzhou, 350117;
    3. School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117
  • Online:2017-11-15 Published:2017-11-15

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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between vocational personality and subjective well-being in elementary and secondary school teachers, and test the mediating role of work engagement during this relationship. Totally 692 elementary and secondary school teachers were recruited, and they completed questionnaires relating to vocational personality, subjective well-being, and work engagement. Results showed that:(1) professional teachers manifested more matching with and fitting to teaching environment than novice and proficient teachers in vocational personality; (2) vocational personality was positively correlated with subjective well-being, and this relationship was partially mediated by work engagement; (3) there were differences among novice, proficient, and professional teachers in the relationship between vocational personality and subjective well-being:in the novice teachers, the direct effect was significant, whereas the mediation effect was not significant; in the proficient teachers, both direct and mediation effects were significant; in the professional teachers, the direct effect was not significant, but the mediation effect was significant. This study suggested that vocational personality that more matching with and fitting to teaching environment helps teachers' work engagement, and further leads to higher subjective well-being.

Key words: vocational personality, subjective well-being, work engagement, elementary and secondary school teachers

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