Impact of perceived social support, social skills and coping strategies on general health of female college teachers

Pages: 467-470
Rubina Kausar (Department of the Psychology, Himayat-e-Islam Postgraduate Khwateen College, Lahore, Pakistan)
Yasmin N. Farooqi (Department of the Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan)

The present research explored the impact of perceived social support, social skills and coping strategies on general health of Pakistani female college teachers. Non-probability purposive sampling strategy was used. The sample comprised of 212 female college teachers. Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis was performed to determine the impact of perceived social support, social skills and coping strategies on general health of Pakistani female college teachers. The Results suggest that perceived family support, social skills, emotion- focused coping strategies and problem-focused coping strategies are significant positive predictors for general health of female college teachers in Pakistani society. The findings of this research have implications for promoting our understanding of the impact of perceived social support, social skills and coping strategies on general health of the female college teachers.