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ELEVATING TEACHERS SATISFACTION THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).02      10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).02      Published : Mar 2025

Elevating Teachers’ Satisfaction: The Impact of Professional Identity and Psychological Empowerment

Abstract

    The study focused on elevating teachers' satisfaction: The impact of professional identity and psychological empowerment. A cross-sectional survey design with quantitative techniques was employed to conduct this study. The study sample consisted of 357 secondary school teachers, both male and female, from public high schools in Punjab, Pakistan. A stratified random sampling technique was applied for sample selection. Three adopted tools (The Career Satisfaction Scale, the Professional Identity Scale, and the Psychological Empowerment Scale) were used in this quantitative study to collect data. Tools were converted to Google Forms and disseminated for the collection of data. The data were analyzed by applying descriptive (percentage, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics(linear regression analysis). Results revealed a significant positive impact of professional identity and psychological empowerment on teachers' satisfaction. The study recommended that higher authorities may conduct training and conferences to enhance the level of professional identity, psychological empowerment, and teachers' satisfaction.

    (1) Muhammad Saleem Kashar
    PhD Research Scholar, Department of Educational Research and Assessment, University of Okara, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Hafiz Muhammad Arshad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Abdul Waheed
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Kashar, M. S., Arshad, H. M., & Waheed, S. A. (2025). Elevating Teachers’ Satisfaction: The Impact of Professional Identity and Psychological Empowerment. Global Social Sciences Review, X(I), 16-26. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).02

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    CHICAGO : Kashar, Muhammad Saleem, Hafiz Muhammad Arshad, and Syed Abdul Waheed. 2025. "Elevating Teachers’ Satisfaction: The Impact of Professional Identity and Psychological Empowerment." Global Social Sciences Review, X (I): 16-26 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).02

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    HARVARD : KASHAR, M. S., ARSHAD, H. M. & WAHEED, S. A. 2025. Elevating Teachers’ Satisfaction: The Impact of Professional Identity and Psychological Empowerment. Global Social Sciences Review, X, 16-26.

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    MHRA : Kashar, Muhammad Saleem, Hafiz Muhammad Arshad, and Syed Abdul Waheed. 2025. "Elevating Teachers’ Satisfaction: The Impact of Professional Identity and Psychological Empowerment." Global Social Sciences Review, X: 16-26

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    OXFORD : Kashar, Muhammad Saleem, Arshad, Hafiz Muhammad, and Waheed, Syed Abdul (2025), "Elevating Teachers’ Satisfaction: The Impact of Professional Identity and Psychological Empowerment", Global Social Sciences Review, X (I), 16-26

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    TURABIAN : Kashar, Muhammad Saleem, Hafiz Muhammad Arshad, and Syed Abdul Waheed. "Elevating Teachers’ Satisfaction: The Impact of Professional Identity and Psychological Empowerment." Global Social Sciences Review X, no. I (2025): 16-26. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).02