Relationship between coping style and perceived general well-being among teachers in earthquake disaster area of Sichuan province

Objective To investigate the relationship between coping style and perceived general well-being among the teachers in earthquake disaster area of Sichuan province.Methods A sample of 741 teachers in the earthquake disaster area was investigated using Coping Style Questionnaire and General Well-Being Scale.Results The differences in coping style between the teachers of different gender and age were statistically significant(P< 0.05) and the differences in perceived general well-being between the teachers of different age,education,and working area after the earthquake were statistically significant(P< 0.05).The correlation coefficients of coping style and perceived general well-being were between-0.02-0.37(P< 0.05 or P< 0.01).The correlation betw een coping style(immature,mixed) and perceived general well-being was negative.The immature and mature coping style could predict perceived general well-being.Conclusion The male teachers needed more attention than the females on coping style and perceived general well-being.The coping style can predict perceived general well-being of the teachers in earthquake disaster area.