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The parabolic path of teacher well-being and student learning achievement in Peru

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We investigate the connection between teacher subjective well-being (TSWB) and the learning achievement of public-school students in Peru. Leveraging data from the National Teacher Survey and the Census Student Assessment, we identify that TSWB consists of three invariant dimensions: satisfaction with school relationships, living conditions, and working conditions. Our regression models suggest that the relationship between school-level TSWB and mathematics and reading scores follows an inverted U-shape, consistent with the presence of the “too-much-of-a-good-thing” effect. This suggests diminishing returns, with an optimal threshold beyond which further TSWB increases are associated with lower pupil scores.

Source: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

DOI: 10.1057/s41599-025-05736-5

Authors: José María Rentería, Dante Solano

Institutions: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, University of Leeds, Universidad Científica del Sur

Language: English

Topic: Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,890