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Title ANALYSIS OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AMONG UNIVERSITY TEACHERS

Author(s) Nadia Nazir

Abstract The main aim of this research study was to analyze the conflict management styles and psychological well-being among university teachers. It was planned to assess the prevailing conflict management style and psychological wellbeing of university teachers; to determine the demographic differences i.e age, gender, sector, designation, tenure, and qualification with reference to conflict management styles and psychological wellbeing among university teachers and to find out the relationship between conflict management styles and psychological wellbeing of university teachers. This study was based on theories of conflict management styles explained by Rahim (2011) and psychological well-being developed by Ryff (2014). This research study was quantitative and descriptive in nature. Two questionnaires were used; one was self-developed for conflict management styles based on current scenario whereas the other one was standardized on Ryff’s Scale of Psychological Well-Being (PWB) (2014). The population was public (2563) and private (1311) university teachers of Islamabad. Stratified random sampling technique was used and 633 university teachers were taken as a sample that consisted of two strata; males 327 and females 306. For data analysis mean, t-test, ANOVA and correlation was used with the help of SPSS (version 25.0). The main conclusion of the study were university teachers agreed with competing and avoiding styles with reference to conflict management style whereas positive relations and self-acceptance regarding psychological wellbeing and there was positive and significant relationship found in conflict management styles and psychological well-being. It is recommended that administration may conduct capability building activities involving their teachers to continually improve their conflict management styles and psychological wellbeing.

Type Thesis/Dissertation PhD

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Education

Language English

Publication Date 2023-02-23

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