[[alternative]]A Study on the Relationship between Religious Beliefs and the Well-being of Elementary School Teachers: A Case Study of Nantou County

[[abstract]] 本研究的目的在於探討國小教師的宗教信仰與幸福感之現況及其關係。為達成研究目的，本研究採用問卷調查法，以南投縣的公立國小教師為調查對象，取樣以學校規模採分層隨機抽樣，共發出問卷602份，回收490份，回收率81.3﹪，其中有效問卷479份。研究工具結合嚴景惠（2007）之「宗教信仰量表」與林子雯（1996）之「幸福感量表」而成之「國小教師宗教信仰與幸福感量表」對教師進行施測，以了解國小教師之宗教信仰與幸福感的現況及關係。 依據統計分析結果，本研究獲得以下結論：一、國小教師宗教信仰的現況屬中下程度。二、國小教師幸福感的現況屬中上程度。三、國小教師之宗教信仰因個人背景變項不同而有差異。四、國小教師之幸福感因個人背景變項不同而有差異。五、國小教師的宗教信仰與幸福感有顯著正相關。六、國小教師的宗教信仰對幸福感有顯著的預測力。本研究並根據研究結論，對教育行政機關、學校、國小教師、未來研究提出多項建議。[[abstract]] The purpose of this study is to explore the present statuses of and the relations between elementary school teachers’ religious beliefs and their well-being. To achieve the purpose of the study, we adopted the questionnaire survey method, using Nantou County’s public elementary school teachers as subjects and using stratified random sampling as a sampling method according to school size. A total of 602 questionnaires were distributed and a total of 490 questionnaires were returned, with a return rate of 81.3%. A total of 479 questionnaires were valid. The present study used the research tool, “the elementary school teachers’ religious beliefs and well-being scale”, which is a combination of Yan’s (2007) “religious beliefs scale” and Lin’s (1996) “well-being scale”, to conduct a questionnaire survey on teachers and to understand the present statuses of and the relations between elementary school teachers’ religious beliefs and their well-being. According to the results of statistical analyses, we come to the following conclusions:1、The present status of elementary school teachers’ religious beliefs is in the middle and lower level. 2、The present status of elementary school teachers’ well-being is in the middle and upper level.3、Elementary school teachers’ religious beliefs vary as personal backgrounds vary.4、Elementary school teachers’ well-being varies as their personal backgrounds vary.5、Elementary school teachers’ religious beliefs are positively correlated with their well-being.6、Elementary school teachers’ religious beliefs can significantly predict their well-being.Based on the above conclusions, this study proposed several suggestions for educational authorities, schools, elementary school teachers, and future research