Well-Being and Performance of the Teaching Employees of the University of Bohol

Abstract

Well-being in this study comprises the elements such as feeling good, experiencing positive relationships, well-functioning in day-to-day undertakings and being at par with the different dimensions of well-being. The researcher saw the need to assess the well-being of teaching employees in relation to their work performance. The study made use of the descriptive type of survey using the questionnaire as the primary instrument for gathering data from the targeted respondents. The researcher also made use of the evaluation of teaching performance from the deans and the office heads, and the respondents of the study were the 160 teaching employees of the University of Bohol from the eleven colleges. The findings revealed that out of the eight dimensions of well-being, six were descriptively rated Always and only two were rated Often. The findings in this study showed that out of eight dimensions of well-being, six were descriptively rated Always which means Excellent well-being, namely, Spiritual, 4.55,  Intellectual/Mental, Occupational, 4.41, Emotional 4.38, Social and Financial; and only two were descriptively rated Often which means Very Good well-being namely: Environmental, 4.15 and Physical, 3.86. This yielded the fact that their perceived well-being has a positive result. The highest-rated composite mean among the respondents is Spiritual Dimension while the lowest-rated composite mean is Physical Dimension. As to the performance of the teaching, employees are also noted to have been highly positive as the result showed a majority of teaching employees has an Excellent performance.