Not only the healthcare worker, teachers have been the frontliners of learning as they scrambled to make sure that learning doesn’t stop. Therefore, the aims of this study were to explore how teachers have been affected by the lockdown with respect to their psychological well being level and the difference between gender. For that purpose, an online survey was designed to collect quantitative data among 361 teachers from Kuala Lumpur using Ryff’s Psychological Well-being scale) during second MCO. In order to analysis of collected data; Mean, SD and t-test were applied. Findings showed the level of Psychological Well-being among teacher was high and no significant difference between gender. Finding of the study have its important for the further studies, psychologist, counsellors, educationists, policy makers and so on.
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To Cite this Article: Kamaruzaman, M., & Surat, S. (2021). Teachers Psychological Well Being During Covid-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(7), 655–661.
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