Employee and workplace well-being: a multi-level analysis of teacher personality and organizational climate in Norwegian teachers from rural, urban and city schools
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Article Title | Employee and workplace well-being: a multi-level analysis of teacher personality and organizational climate in Norwegian teachers from rural, urban and city schools |
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ERA Journal ID | 20033 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Burns, Richard Andrew (Author) and Machin, Michael Anthony (Author) |
Journal Title | Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research |
Journal Citation | 57 (3), pp. 309-324 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Abingdon, Oxon. United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0031-3831 |
1470-1170 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2012.656281 |
Web Address (URL) | http://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00313831.2012.656281 |
Abstract | Although teaching is frequently cited as a stressful profession, limited recent Norwegian data is available. This study addressed the extent to which organizational climate and individual and organizational well-being outcomes vary between schools in rural, urban, and city locations. Participants were predominantly female (68%), aged 45+ years(63.2%) and reported 20+ years of teaching experience (51%). Teachers from rural schools reported smaller student and teacher numbers, a more positive organizational climate and better organizational well-being. Multi-level analyses, with teachers grouped within school location, indicated that personality is most strongly associated with employee well-being, and organizational climate most strongly related to school morale and distress. Schools in rural locations are smaller and possess workplace climates that are conducive to positivity in the workplace, and subsequently better workplace wellbeing outcomes. |
Keywords | organizational climate; personality; teacher stress; teacher well-being |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
350710. Organisational behaviour | |
520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) | |
Public Notes | © 2013 Copyright Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. Published version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian National University |
Department of Psychology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0x7z/employee-and-workplace-well-being-a-multi-level-analysis-of-teacher-personality-and-organizational-climate-in-norwegian-teachers-from-rural-urban-and-city-schools
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