Gender Difference in the Psychological Capital and Happiness of School Teachers

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Page: 356-359

Jyoti Prakash Swain, Prabhudarsan Sahoo, and Nivedita Behera (Department of Psychology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha)

The present study aimed to find out the gender difference in psychological capital and happiness of government school teachers. It also examined the relationships between each attribute of Psychological Capital and Happiness of school teachers. The research includes Gender (Male & Female) as independent variables and Psychological Capital and Happiness as dependent variables. The sample of the study comprised of 143 Government school teachers, consisting of 69 females and 74 males. Participants were selected randomly from different government schools in Cuttack district, Odisha. Psychological Capital Questionnaire and Subjective Happiness Scale were used to collect the data from the participants. Independent sample t test and correlation were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that the female teachers were higher in efficacy, hope, and resilience than the male teachers; whereas the male teachers were higher in optimism and happiness than the female teachers. Results also showed significant positive relationship between efficacy and Happiness; Hope and Happiness; Resilience and Happiness; and Optimism and Happiness in the combined sample of male and female teachers.