Psychological Capital, Meaningfulness of Work, Job Satisfaction and Well-Being of Teachers in Private and Public Schools

Sa？etak The aim of the study was to assess differences in job satisfaction, work meaningfulness, psychological capital and well-being in private and public school's teachers. Furthermore, the aim was to asses the contribution of job satisfaction, work meaningfulness and psychological capital to teachers’ well-being in both types of schools. Participants were 152 teachers from public schools and 100 teachers from private schools in Zagreb. The measures included Work Meaningfulness Scale, PsyCap Questionnaire, Satisfaction with Life Scale and Flourishing Scale. For measuring global job satisfaction one-item scale was used. Results have shown that there was no statistically significant difference between public and private school's teachers in any of the measured variables. Job satisfaction was significant predictor of life satisfaction, while work meaningfulness was for flourishing. Psychological capital positively contributes to both life satisfaction and flourishing. The results theoretically contribute to understanding factors that contribute to teachers’ well-being in public and private schools and can help in designing interventions for creating a positive environment that will improve teachers’ well-being