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15(4)2025
Understanding stress and satisfaction of private teachers: A correlation analysis and K-means clustering
Corresponding author:Submitted: 22-01-2024
Accepted: 19-03-2024 Published: 11-10-2024
Abstract
constructed questionnaire and summarized with standard descriptive metrics in statistics. The K-means clustering approach determined the relationship among variables (stress and satisfaction) across different levels. Results disclosed that, on average, private teachers are moderately stressed and satisfied at their work. In addition, it is shown that the higher the stress level at work, the lower their satisfaction is based on their correlation. Moreover, the K-means clustering approach has portrayed that
private teachers can be categorized into two clusters. The first cluster (Cluster 0) comprises teachers with a lower level of stress and a higher level of satisfaction. The second cluster (Cluster 1) comprises teachers with moderate stress and satisfaction levels. Conclusively, teaching in a private institution can be stressful due to the high demand for work, which can negatively affect the wellbeing of teachers. Hence, the study suggests that school heads must consider adjusting the work assignments and provide enough incentives to boost teachers’ satisfaction and promote productivityand well-being.
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