Career Coping and Subjective Well-Being among University Employees

Autor/inn/en	Odirile, Bonkamile E.; Mpofu, Elias; Montsi, Mercy R.
Titel	Career Coping and Subjective Well-Being among University Employees
Quelle	In: Perspectives in Education, 27 (2009) 3, S.247-257 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0258-2236
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Life Satisfaction; Coping; Well Being; Foreign Countries; Stress Variables; Stress Management; School Personnel; Measures (Individuals); Quality of Working Life; Educational Environment; Employee Attitudes; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lebensvollendung; Bewältigung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ausland; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Schulpersonal; Messdaten; Arbeitsqualität; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	We examined coping strategies by higher education employees to handle work stress as differentiated by personnel variables. We further examined levels of subjective well-being (SWB) in the same employees. Sixty-three higher education employees participated (males = 30; females = 33; mean age = 41.3 years). The participants completed the Coping Orientation to the Problems Experienced (COPE) survey, which measures different behaviours and cognitive activities one may engage in to cope with stress. They also completed the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) which is a measure of subjective well-being (SWB). Academic staff used problem-solving coping strategies more than administrative or support staff did. Both academic and support staff had a greater use of avoidance coping strategies than would be expected in a knowledge-based learning community. Senior staff had higher SWB as did staff with higher qualifications. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10