Modeling Causal Relationships Between Teachers' Self- Efficacy, Job Satisfaction and Resilience

Abstract

This study aimed to construct a causal model of relationships between teachers' self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and resilience. It also aimed to investigate the relationship between teachers' self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and resilience. The study sample consisted of 403 teachers in Mafraq Governorate. To achieve the objectives of the study, teacher self-efficacy scale, job satisfaction scale, and resilience scale were used. The results of the study showed that there is a positive and statistically significant correlation between teacher self-efficacy and job satisfaction (r= 0.63), a positive and statistically significant correlation between teacher self-efficacy and resilience (r= 0.61), and a positive and statistically significant correlation between job satisfaction and resilience )r= 0.46(. The results of the path analysis showed that there are positive direct effects of teacher self-efficacy on job satisfaction and resilience. There are positive direct effects of resilience on job satisfaction. The results also showed positive indirect effects of teacher self-efficacy on job satisfaction considering resilience as a mediating variable.