Orientations to happiness and subjective well-being among Chinese prospective and in-service teachers in Hong Kong

Orientations to happiness and subjective well-being among Chinese prospective and in-service teachers in Hong Kong

• Chan, David W. Dept of Educational Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Educational Psychology, 29(2), 139-151, 2009

Routledge

2009

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MG Identities, Attitudes & Opinion of Educational Workers
• B Human Behaviour
  • BB Interests, Attitudes & Values

Well-Being Quality of Life Teachers -- Attitudes Emotions China Orientations to Happiness Meaning Pleasure Engagement Chinese Teachers

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

This study investigated three orientations to happiness and their relationships with subjective well-being in a sample of 228 Chinese prospective and in-service teachers in Hong Kong. Confirmatory item factor analyses supported a three-dimensional model that included constructs represented by a life of meaning, a life of pleasure, and a life of engagement. These three orientations, especially the meaningful life and the engaged life were found to predict life satisfaction and positive emotions as two components of subjective well-being. Implications of the findings on the relationships between orientations and subjective well-being for helping teachers to promote a more satisfying life to combat against teacher burnout are discussed.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410802570907]

• English

Journal Articles

• 01443410

• 10.1080/01443410802570907

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/d66aa1c4

2011-01-21