Work-Family Positive Spillover and Mental Health of Married Special Education Professionals
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The current study aims to examine the relationship between work-family positive spillover and mental health of special education professionals. For this purpose, correlation research design was used. Purposive sampling method was used to recruit 200 married professionals working in private special education institutions of Lahore. Assessment was carried out using multi-dimensional scale of work-family positive spillover and Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF). Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Linear Regression were employed to analyze the data. A significant positive relationship of work to family positive spillover with social wellbeing and psychological wellbeing of the participants was found. Similarly, a positive relationship of family to work positive spillover with social wellbeing and psychological wellbeing of the participants was also found. Overall, it was concluded that a positive association of work and family roles with each other improves the social and psychological wellbeing of special education professionals.
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