Resilience and job satisfaction among teachers from public and private subsidized schools from the commune of Machalí

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between resilience and job satisfaction in a group of 119 teachers belonging to public and private-subsidized schools from Machalí, Chile. The results indicate that the level of resilience is relatively high, whereas the level of job satisfaction is lower. A significant positive relationship between resilience and job satisfaction in the sample of teachers studied was found, this would indicate that the dispositional characteristics of resilience are factors which allow that, at some degree, teachers derive satisfaction from their job performance despite the complex scenario in which they play their teaching role.