Social Support and General Self-Efficacy: Predictors of Subjective Discomfort in Ecuadorian Teachers
Author(s)
Fanny Filerma Figueroa-Suárez
Viviana Vanessa Flores-Mera
Dévora Del Rocío Vivas-Yong
Abel Apaza-Romero
Salomón Vásquez Villanueva
Date Issued
5 de noviembre de 2022
Type
Article
Volume
11
Issue
6
Start Page
338
End Page
338
Abstract
The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has generated new challenges for regular basic education teachers, who, day by day, interact with students and constitute a significant part of the student's development. These new circumstances have affected teachers, raising their stress levels and affecting their skills. In this context, this study aims to determine the influence of social support and general self-efficacy on subjective discomfort in Ecuadorian regular basic education teachers. The methodology used was based on the predictive design in which 311 teachers participated, 230 women and 81 men. The selected instruments were the Duke-UNK-11 Functional Social Support Questionnaire, the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GAS) and the Kessler Subjective Discomfort Scale-10. The results showed that the Social support variable significantly influences subjective discomfort, showing that teachers who have high levels of social support show lower levels of subjective discomfort. It is concluded that social support is a predictor of subjective discomfort in Ecuadorian teachers of basic education.
Received: 23 May 2022 / Accepted: 28 October 2022 / Published: 5 November 2022
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