PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND EMPATHY RELATIONSHIP ACROSS INDIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

In order to build relationships with people and behave humanely, empathy is necessary. A person in good psychological health feels good about themselves and has optimism for the future. Humanitarian aid workers, physicians, therapists, journalists, and also others whose professions require them as to be sensitive to the distress of others are examples of persons with empathy. On the other hand, they can eventually feel the suffering of those they help or document. Because of this "emotional residue," people could burn out, shut down, and become less willing or able to contribute. This suggests that there may be a connection between psychological health and empathy. Prior studies on the relationship between empathy and psychological health exclusively looked at nurses, doctors, and designers. Therefore, as primary school teachers are thought to be highly empathic by nature, the relationship between psychological well-being and empathy was the main focus of this current work. This research's findings demonstrated a positive relationship between teachers' psychological health and empathy, with greater psychological health being associated with higher levels of empathy. The study's findings also showed that there is no relationship between the age of primary school teachers and their level of empathy.