Indonesian Psychological Research
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025)

Teachers' Emotional Management and Stress Coping: Gender Perspectives and Their Impact on Psychological Well-being

Ema Yudiani (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Jesyia Meyrinda (Institut Agama Islam Nadhalatul Ulama Sumatera Selatan)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jul 2025

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of gender on emotional management, coping styles, and psychological well-being among 110 senior high school teachers in Palembang, Indonesia. Using a quantitative research design, data were collected through the Psychological Well-Being Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale, and Coping Style Questionnaire. Data analysis involved independent sample t-tests, Pearson correlations, and moderated regression. The findings revealed significant gender differences in emotional coping strategies and aspects of psychological well-being. Specifically, female teachers exhibited higher self-efficacy and tended to use emotion-oriented coping more frequently, while male teachers showed higher levels of problem-focused coping, self-acceptance, and autonomy. Crucially, gender significantly moderated the relationship between emotional coping and psychological well-being, indicating a distinct impact on how coping mechanisms influence well-being based on gender. Emotion-oriented coping was more strongly associated with psychological well-being for female teachers, whereas problem-oriented coping showed a more pronounced positive correlation for male teachers. This research highlights the critical need for gender-sensitive approaches in developing interventions aimed at optimizing teacher well-being and, consequently, enhancing educational quality.  The findings provide useful direction for developing psychological support programs that take these gender differences into account. This can help build a stronger and more effective group of teachers.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IPR

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Subject

Religion Humanities Education Health Professions Social Sciences

Description

Indonesian Psychological Research aims at a broad area of questions from theoretical and methodological domains of psychology, as well as applications of psychology to everyday life. We propose to publish original articles, reviews, actualities, preliminary methodological notes etc. Our goal is to ...