Impact of Teachers’ Socio-Emotional Well-Being on the Quality of University Education

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https://doi.org/10.70577/74v4jp54

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Teacher Well-Being, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Emotional Climate, Academic Performance.

Abstract

This research examined the incidence of teachers’ socio-emotional well-being on the quality of Ecuadorian higher education, based on the premise that faculty emotional stability directly conditions pedagogical performance. Given the intensification of contemporary academic demands, the psycho-social equilibrium of the educator is configured as a structural axis of formative excellence. Consequently, this study statistically analyzed the relationship between the dimensions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment against university quality indicators.Adopting a quantitative approach with a non-experimental, cross-sectional design, a sample of 50 professors selected through stratified probabilistic sampling was utilized. Following the application of a validated Likert-type questionnaire, the data revealed a significant correlation (p < 0.01) between the studied variables. Data driven evidence suggests that elevated levels of personal accomplishment, coupled with a notable reduction in emotional exhaustion, function as intrinsic predictors of robust pedagogical practices and an enhanced perception of institutional quality. Such findings lead to the conclusion that teacher well-being operates as the fundamental engine of academic sustainability within the higher education framework. Consequently, these results provide a rigorous justification for the immediate deployment of institutional strategies aimed at fostering emotional support and mitigating professional burnout across the university ecosystem.

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Published

2026-03-10

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Impact of Teachers’ Socio-Emotional Well-Being on the Quality of University Education. (2026). Innovación Integral, 3(1), 532-553. https://doi.org/10.70577/74v4jp54

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