RESILIENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AMONG PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ENUGU METROPOLIS.

Abstract

The thought-provoking nature of teaching profession as well as the administrative tasks often results to stress, fatigue and degenerated mental health. This study evaluates the relationship between resilience and psychological wellbeing among private school teachers in Enugu metropolis. Three hundred and forty three teachers with the mean age of 18-60 years and SD of 1.16 were selected as participants. Two instruments were employed for the study::resilience scale developed by Nicholson McBride (2020)and psychological wellbeing scale developed by Carol Ryff. This is a cross-sectional design and it employs convenience sampling to select the participants. Regression was employed for data analysis. The hypothesis states that resilience will significantly influence psychological wellbeing (autonomy, environmental mastery, positive relations, purpose in life, self-acceptance and personal growth) of private school teachers in Enugu Metropolis. The result indicated that there is a significant relationship between resilience and psychological well-being[autonomy, environmental mastery, positive relations, purpose in life, self-acceptance].More so, ,the result indicated that there is no significant relationship between resilience and psychological well-being[personal growth].It is recommended that the school administrators should implement policies promoting flexible schedules and mental health support to improve teachers work balance. These measures would directly enhance psychological wellbeing and reduce balance.

Keywords: Psychological wellbeing, Resilience, Private school teachers.