Exploring the Relationships between Teachers' Perceptions of their Financial Well-Being, School Safety and Work Environment, Burnout, Self-Efficacy, and Job Satisfaction: A Mixed Methods Study

Although there are several studies on financial well-being, teachers’ financial well-being is seldom studied among educators. This research work is Mixed Methods Research (MMR) design that explores the relationships among teachers’ perceptions of financial well-being, school safety & work environment, burnout, self-efficacy and job satisfaction. The quantitative analysis in this study used structural equation modeling (SEM) which is a multivariate statistical analysis technique to explore the structural relationships among the constructs. The qualitative analysis used a phenomenological approach that interviewed teachers to obtain information about their experiences on their financial well-being, school safety &work environment, burnout, self-efficacy and job satisfaction. A total of 152 teachers completed the online Qualtrics survey for the quantitative data analysis while five teachers were interviewed for qualitative data analysis. The quantitative result found statistically significant relationship between teachers’ financial well-being (TFWB) and teachers’ job satisfaction (TJS). Additionally, a statistically significant relationship between teachers’ school safety & work environment (TSSWE), teachers’ self-efficacy (TSE), teachers’ burnout (TBO) and teachers’ job satisfaction (TJS) was found. Results from the qualitive analysis show that teachers were confident with the programs that provided safety for the school. They also showed themselves to have high intrinsic motivated job satisfaction.