Level of Psychological Immunity among Primary School Teachers in Kuwait in Light of some Variables

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Psychological Researcher, Family Development Department Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, State of Kuwai

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Despite the crucial role of teachers in encouraging and developing students' learning processes, addressing personal characteristics such as psychological immunity remains a major challenge in the educational context; especially since psychological immunity is a crucial factor in determining the effectiveness of teachers that contribute to their students' achievements. Objective: This study aimed to explore the level of psychological immunity, its factor structure and the demographic factors affecting it according to the variables of age, work experience, marital status, nationality, residential area, and economic level.
Method: This cross-sectional study was based on the quantitative descriptive approach, and the study sample consisted of 300 female primary school teachers in Kuwait, who were selected randomly. The Psychological Immunity Scale was used, and the validity and reliability indicators of the scale showed that it has good and satisfactory psychometric properties. Results: The level of psychological immunity was (M = 3.25; SD = 10.5), and that about (51%; 17%) of the study sample, had high and low psychological immunity, respectively. Also, factor structure analysis of psychological immunity, indicated that there were two factors, self-psychological immunity and mental psychological immunity. Finally, the results showed that three demographic variables have a statistically significant positive effect on psychological immunity among primary school teachers, namely: social status, residential area, and economic level; it was found that single, residents of Ahmadi Governorate, and those with high incomes reported higher levels of psychological immunity

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