The Predictor Roles of Life-Satisfaction, and Intrinsic-Extrinsic Motivation on The Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Teachers

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine whether intrinsic and extrinsic motivations,and life satisfaction levels of pre-service teachers are significant predictors of theirpsychological well-being. The sample of the study was consisted of 230 pre-service teachers.Data were collected via Motivation to Teach Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale and LifeSatisfaction Scale. Descriptive statistics, Pearsons’s correlations, and multiple regressionanalysis were performed. The results indicated that the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations,and life satisfaction levels were moderate, and psychological well-being levels were high.Psychological well-beings of the subjects were correlated highly with life satisfaction,moderately with intrinsic motivation, and weakly with extrinsic motivation. Moreover,intrinsic motivation and life satisfaction were found to have a predictive effect on thepsychological well-being of the pre-service teachers, but extrinsic motivation was not apredictor. The results revealed psychological well-being, motivation and life satisfaction areimportant variables supporting the success in teaching profession