Psychological Development and Education ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (2): 200-207.

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The Relationship Between Psychological Capital and Subjective Well-being in Primary School Teachers：the Mediating Role of Occupational Stress

ZHANG Xi-chao1, HU Jing1, SONG Ji-dong2, ZHANG Hong-chuan3, ZHANG Wei1   

  1. 1. School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Primary School Attached to Capital Normal University, Beijing 100195;
    3. School of Social Development, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100081
  • Online:2014-03-15 Published:2014-03-15

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Abstract: The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between psychological capital and subjective well-being, and the possible mediating role of occupational stress between them.Questionnaires were distributed to school teachers in eight primary schools, and a total of 495 valid cases' data were collected. Amos 17.0 was employed to analyze the relationship among psychological capital, occupational stress, and subjective well-being. The results showed that elementary school teachers had a relative high level of psychological capital, male teachers obtained higher scores on the self-efficacy dimension compared with females, teachers with shorter job tenure had lower scores on the resilience dimension compared with those with longer job tenure. Primary school teachers' psychological capital was significantly negatively correlated their occupational stress, and positively correlated with their subjective well-being;their occupational stress was significantly negatively correlated with subjective well-being;and occupational stress partly mediated the relationship between psychological capital and subjective well-being.

Key words: psychological capital, subjective well-being, occupational stress, primary school teacher

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