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Factors of Psychological Well-Being among School Counsellors


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1 Department of Psychology, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India
     

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School counselling is getting a vital role in the educational system and this innovative endeavour positively influences all round development in the students as well as school counselors. The objective of this research was to explore the factors contributing to the psychological well-being of school counsellors. Towards this end, the researcher adopted the qualitative research method and eight school counsellors participated in this research. Data collected through in-depth interviews was analyzed through thematic analysis. The quest to discover the contributing factors of psychological well-being led to the following findings: the quality of life, intra-personal competence, interpersonal competence, social support, emotional stability, satisfaction in life, spirituality and physical health are the factors that contribute to the psychological well-being of school counsellors. All these factors are found to be causative to psychological well-being through the extensive and in-depth research. These findings, the researcher hopes, would be useful for trainers, teachers and counsellors to render awareness classes to parents and mental health professionals and to ensure their own well-being. Limitations and implications of the study are also discussed.

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Psychological Well-Being, School Counsellors.
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Laly Augustine
Department of Psychology, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India

Abstract


School counselling is getting a vital role in the educational system and this innovative endeavour positively influences all round development in the students as well as school counselors. The objective of this research was to explore the factors contributing to the psychological well-being of school counsellors. Towards this end, the researcher adopted the qualitative research method and eight school counsellors participated in this research. Data collected through in-depth interviews was analyzed through thematic analysis. The quest to discover the contributing factors of psychological well-being led to the following findings: the quality of life, intra-personal competence, interpersonal competence, social support, emotional stability, satisfaction in life, spirituality and physical health are the factors that contribute to the psychological well-being of school counsellors. All these factors are found to be causative to psychological well-being through the extensive and in-depth research. These findings, the researcher hopes, would be useful for trainers, teachers and counsellors to render awareness classes to parents and mental health professionals and to ensure their own well-being. Limitations and implications of the study are also discussed.

Keywords


Psychological Well-Being, School Counsellors.