Psychological well-being among teaching and non-teaching employees: A comparative study

Psychological well-being is an important aspect for effective performance in any organization, as it determines the internal feelings to persuade the external actions. Low psychological well-being is obvious to effect any domain of our life may it be academic or work life. The aim of the present study was to compare the psychological well -being among teaching and non-teaching staff of College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, KSA. The sample consisted of 32 participants that include 14 faculty members and 18 non-teaching staffs. Carol Ryff’s 42 item versions Psychological wellbeing scale was used to collect the data from employees. This scale consisted of six dimensions namely Autonomy, Environmental Mastery, Personal Growth, Positive Relationship, Purpose in Life and Self-Acceptance. The findings of the study revealed significant difference in the dimensions of autonomy, personal growth and purpose in life at p<0.01 level. The overall psychological well-being of teaching staff is higher than the non -teaching employees at p<0.05 levels. On the whole, the present study conclude that, women in the teaching profession had the highest psychological well-being scores compared to other women employees, in relation to their working conditions and nature of job.