Providing A Model of Quality of Working Life Related to Teachers' Mental Health and Its Effect on The Organizational Climate of Schools

Khajegiri, Mastaneh; Ahmadi, Amineh; Shahmohammadi, Nayereh

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Volume 10, Issue 2 (7-2021)

Int J Med Invest 2021, 10(2): 114-128

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Providing A Model of Quality of Working Life Related to Teachers' Mental Health and Its Effect on The Organizational Climate of Schools

Mastaneh Khajegiri

, Amineh Ahmadi ^*

, Nayereh Shahmohammadi

Associate Professor & Academic Staff, Faculty of Education & Psychology, Islamic Azad university, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

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Introduction: Improving the quality of working life and mental health of employees is the key to the success of any organization. And it has psychological and social effects on employees. The aim of this study was to provide a model of quality of working life related to teachers' mental health and its effect on the organizational climate of schools.
Methods: This research is a mix of exploratory type (qualitative and quantitative) that its qualitative stage is based on the grounded theory and is quantitative stage is post-event. In the qualitative section of the research, 40 faculty members, specialists and leading figures in the field of management and human resources in Mahshahr city were selected by purposeful sampling method using snowball technique. In the quantitative section, 300 school teachers of this city were selected by multi-stage sampling method.
Findings: Finally, the findings showed that the quality of working life of teachers can be classified into eight components, which include: motivation and interest in work, doing family and social responsibilities at work, fair salaries and benefits, independence in decision-making, job promotion, creativity and innovation, organizational climate based on trust and security and management style of managers. And the findings of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the model derived from the content analysis of expert opinions. In addition, it was observed that there is a 0.23% correlation between quality of life and organizational climate of schools.
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that family dimensions and job opportunities and benefits form components of quality of working life of teachers that their improvement is associated with improving the organizational climate of schools. As the quality of working life in schools increases, a more favorable work environment is provided for teachers and thus their mental health increases.

Keywords: Quality Of Working Life, Organizational Climate Of Schools, Mental Health, Teachers, Mixed Research Methods

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