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Publication Date: 2025-Dec
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Available Date: 2025-07-21
Teacher Well-Being and Teacher Retention: Establishing a Link
Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, v28 n1 Article 147 2025
Recruiting and retaining a high-quality teacher workforce is a challenge for many of today's school leaders. One way to address this challenge is to understand the role of teachers' psychological experiences at work in their career decisions. Although substantial research has explored the role of negative psychological experiences (such as burnout) in teacher attrition, little research has explored how positive psychological experiences (such as a sense of well-being) may relate to teacher retention. In this exploratory study, we meet a gap in the literature by exploring relations between teacher well-being and teachers' career intentions, using the 6-factor Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (1989). The results highlight that greater psychological well-being predicts increased likelihood that teachers will choose to stay at their current school and in the education field, but not in their current role. We discuss implications for teachers and school leaders.
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Well Being, Intention, Teacher Attitudes, Correlation, Mental Health, Probability
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Vermont, Burlington, USA; 2William James College, Newton, USA