The Influence of Subjective Well-Being on the Happiness among Mathematics Teachers

Abstract

Subjective well-being has the potential to influence a teacher's happiness. A happy teacher will display good behavior and emotions toward his or her students. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on the extent of its contribution in the context of mathematics teachers. Hence, this study aims to examine the influence of subjective well-being on the level of happiness among mathematics teachers. This study used a survey design involving 191 teachers who teach mathematics in Hulu Langat, Selangor through a simple random sampling technique. Frequency analysis and simple linear regression analysis were used through SPSS version 25 software. The findings showed a significant impact of subjective well-being on the happiness of mathematics teachers with a predictive contribution of 26.6 percent. The findings are important to refine policies related to employee happiness whilst improving positive practices in the workplace. Further studies are suggested to examine other factors that influence the happiness level of teachers, especially mathematics teachers in Malaysia since the information is still limited. These factors can also be usefully included in the essence of training practice among teachers. This issue persists due to the constraints in happiness research according to subjects taught by teachers.