Prosocialness and Happiness in Chilean Student Teachers

Manuel Mieres-Chacaltana; Sonia Salvo-Garrido; Marianela Denegri

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.745163

Prosocialness and Happiness in Chilean Student Teachers

Front Psychol. 2021 Nov 5:12:745163. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.745163. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Manuel Mieres-Chacaltana^{1

2}, Sonia Salvo-Garrido³, Marianela Denegri⁴

Affiliations

¹ Departamento de Educación Media, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile.
² Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
³ Departamento de Matemática y Estadística, Laboratorio de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales Aplicadas (LICSA), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
⁴ Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the relation between prosocialness and happiness in a sample of student teachers (N=224, age=21.42). Adapted versions of a prosocialness scale and another on happiness were used. A structural equations model was estimated that presented a suitable fit (CFI=0.951; TLI=0.944 and RMSEA=0.065). The results yielded a positive relation between prosocialness and happiness. Its implications for initial teacher training are discussed.

Keywords: education; happiness; initial teacher training; prosocialness; teaching.