SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF A MODERN TEACHER

Abstract

The article clarifies the views of foreign and domestic scientists on the essence of the phenomenon of psychological well-being. The author also gives  the meaning of the concept "psychological well-being of a modern teacher", which is interpreted as a stable psychological property of an individual, which is formed in the process of his personal and professional life and contains a set of necessary resources for the possibility of realizing one's own potential through the system of personal relationships with other people, the world, and oneself.

Theoretical methods were used in the research: theoretical-methodological analysis and systematization of literary scientific sources, comparison and generalization of theoretical and empirical research data; empirical: testing using the standardized method of psychodiagnostics by K. Riff "Scale of psychological well-being" adapted by T. Shevelenkova, P. Fesenko. The study was conducted on the basis of the Dnipro Academy of Continuing Education, which was attended by teachers of the Dnipro Academy of Continuing Education and teachers of I-III levels of education in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The survey made it possible to state that only 22% of teachers have a high level of psychological well-being, 43% have an average level, and 35% of respondents demonstrate a low level of psychological well-being. Testing revealed that the level of psychological well-being of modern teachers does not meet the desired level, which is explained by social crisis.

Particular attention is paid to the description of the main social and psychological factors of the psychological well-being of a modern teacher, such as: social stability, social experience, love for professional activity, the presence of leadership qualities, creativity, the ability to create, the presence of a life and professional goal, emotional stability.