AUTHOR=Reppa Glykeria , Mousoulidou Marilena , Tzovla Eirini , Koundourou Christiana , Christodoulou Andri 

TITLE=The impact of self-efficacy on the well-being of primary school teachers: a Greek-Cypriot study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1223222

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1223222

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=This research was conducted to examine the extent to which teachers’ self-efficacy affects their well-being following the COVID-19 pandemic. The originality of the research lies in the fact that there are not enough studies that simultaneously examine the relationship between well-being and self-efficacy in primary school teachers in Greece and Cyprus. A total of 258 primary school teacher participants took part in this study, aged 23-62. The Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale and the PERMA Profiler questionnaire were used to study the relationship between teachers’ well-being and self-efficacy. Results show that after the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers’ well-being is moderate to high. Moreover, teachers’ self-efficacy is also high and related to their well-being. An important finding from the current research is that teachers’ self-efficacy in promoting student engagement was the most important predictor for teachers’ well-being.  The implications of the results are discussed, and recommendations are made.