Journal Article

Music Teachers’ Psychological Needs and Work Engagement as Predictors of Their Well-Being

Kang, Sangmi, Yoo, Hyesoo

2019

Overview

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether music teachers’ psychological needs and work engagement predicted their well-being. The term “well-being,” referring to human optimal condition, was adopted from self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2001). Participants (n = 218) completed a survey that consisted of the Music Teacher Engagement Scale, the Music Teachers’ Psychological Need Measure (comprised of autonomy, competence, and relatedness), and the Subjective Well-Being Inventory (Sell & Nagpal, 1992). We conducted a stepwise multiple regression analysis using work engagement, autonomy, competence, and relatedness as the predictor variables and a composite well-being rating scale score as the criterion variable. For music teachers with 0 to 9 years and 30-plus years of experience, relatedness was the stronger predictor of well-being. However, among teachers who had 10 to 19 and 20 to 29 years of experience, competence was determined as a strong predictor.

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press,Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Subject: ARTICLES OF INTEREST / Careers / Competence / Cross Cultural Studies / Education / Educational Research / Incentives / Job Satisfaction / Loneliness / Multiple Regression Analysis / Music / Music education / Music teachers / Musicians & conductors / Need Gratification / Predictor Variables / Private Schools / Psychological Needs / Psychological Studies / Quality of life / Rating Scales / Resilience (Psychology) / Self Determination / Self Efficacy / Student Motivation / Student teachers / Teacher Burnout / Teacher Characteristics / Teacher Retirement / Teaching / Teaching Skills / Variables