Workplace spirituality, teachers’ professional well-being and mediating role of positive psychological capital: an empirical validation in the Indian context

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between workplace spirituality (WS) and teachers’ professional well-being (TPW), and additionally to scrutinize the mediating role of the construct of positive psychological capital (PPC) between the two constructs.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were gathered from 345 teaching professionals employed in Indian higher educational institutions. The associations were verified through covariance-based structural equation modeling, mediation analysis performed and further verified through Preacher and Haye’s (2008) method.

Findings

Results indicated an epochal positive relationship between WS and TPW. Further, PPC partially mediated the relationship between the two constructs.

Practical implications

The inner source of spirituality among teachers can be tapped to cope with occupational stress levels, thereby augmenting the sense of professional well-being. Psychologically clear and receptive minds are indispensable in the process of teaching.

Originality/value

There is a paucity of research linking the relationship between WS, TPW and PPC, specifically in the higher education sector.

Citation

Paul, M. and Jena, L.K. (2022), "Workplace spirituality, teachers’ professional well-being and mediating role of positive psychological capital: an empirical validation in the Indian context", International Journal of Ethics and Systems, Vol. 38 No. 4, pp. 633-660. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOES-08-2021-0163