Influence of spouse support and marital satisfaction on the relationship between job satisfaction and teaching abilities of female teachers at universities in Guangxi, China / Yang Qi

• Main Author: Yang , Qi
• Format: Thesis
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: BF Psychology; LC Special aspects of education
• Online Access: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/15497/2/Yang_Qi.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/15497/1/Yang_Qi.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/15497/

Although teachers' job satisfaction has been studied for a long time, there has been little past research on the job satisfaction of married female university teachers in their social identities, and even less research on teachers' teaching abilities in specific contexts. Therefore, this study aims to examine whether the marital satisfaction and spouse support of married female university teachers have a mediating effect on their job satisfaction and teaching ability. The author conducted the research in a quantitative way, theoretical validity and reliability of variable scales were established in the study context prior to data collection, and then a total of 556 married female teachers from 8 universities in Guangxi, China participated in the questionnaire collection of this study. Then, the author uses descriptive analysis, multiple linear analysis and Module 4 of PROCESS (multimediators) to further analyse the research data. The results show that female university teachers' job satisfaction (Mean=3.6473, SD=.65561) and marital satisfaction (Mean=3.7286, SD=.70586) are both in high satisfaction level, and also their satisfaction performance is often evident. At the same time, female teachers perform well in terms of the current state of perceived spouse support (Mean=3.7300, SD=.68724), presenting the main outcome dimension of presence and showing more recognition and existential satisfaction with the implementation and current state of their own teaching abilities (Mean=3.8015, SD=.64941). Furthermore, the research results show that the job satisfaction of married female teachers has a significant impact on teachers' marital satisfaction, spouse support and teaching ability, which means when teachers' job satisfaction is improved, the other three aspects will also be followed by a positive development. In the verification of mediating variables, it shows that the marital satisfaction of married female university teachers has a significant mediating effect on the relationship between job satisfaction and teaching ability of teachers; while their spouse support is not significant mediating effect on the relationship between job satisfaction and teaching ability. In a sense, therefore, this study has deepened and clarified the basic characteristics about teachers’ teaching abilities, includes specific dimensions of presentation of teaching abilities. At the same time, the single-gender specific study also prepares the ground for future comparative studies between male and female teachers on the relevant dimensions. It is therefore, which hoped that this study will enable universities and academic departments to pay attention to the situation of teachers and to optimise policies and support for teachers in terms of working hours, career development and work-life balance with gender detail perspective. It is also hoped that female teachers themselves will pay attention to the long-term significance of their married life, as well as to their own life satisfaction and well-being, in order to be better prepared to demonstrate their teaching abilities and to ensure the quality of their teaching.