ERIC Number: EJ1382262
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1354-0602
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1278
Feeling Supported and Engaged during COVID-19: The Role of Family and Colleagues in Promoting Teachers' Well-Being
Soncini, Annalisa; Floris, Francesca; Matteucci, Maria Cristina
Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, v29 n1 p37-51 2023
The present study aimed at analysing the impact of teachers' perceived family and colleague support and work engagement on their well-being and life satisfaction during the first European wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. While implementing distance learning and complying with school closures, 1036 Italian teachers took part in an online survey. A structural equation path model showed that perceiving to be supported by family members directly influenced teachers' well-being and life satisfaction. The perceived support of colleagues promoted life satisfaction directly and indirectly via increased teachers' work engagement, whereas teachers' well-being only indirectly. Our findings offer insights into how to better support teachers during times of crisis by creating a good and healthy work environment, which promotes teachers' well-being.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Well Being, Teaching Conditions, Teacher Attitudes, Family Influence, Peer Influence, Social Support Groups, Life Satisfaction, Distance Education, School Closing, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Utrecht Work Engagement Scale; Satisfaction With Life Scale
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