Sarawak Technical and Vocational Educational Training Instructors’ : The Pursuit of Happiness and Psychological Detachment Across the Sarawak Region

• Main Authors: Dayang Siti Khairunnisa, Awang Ahma, Zaiton, Hassan, Sheila Lim, Omar Lim
• Other Authors: Rusli, Ahmad
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: PERKAMA International 2022
• Subjects: BF Psychology; H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40405/1/Profesor%20Madya%20Dr.%20Zaiton%20binti%20Hassan.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40405/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

The study aims to identify the relationship between psychological detachment (i.e., relaxation, mastery, and control of experience) and happiness in the workplace among Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) instructors from various TVET institutions across the Sarawak region. Electronic survey was completed by 122 TVET instructors. Pearson correlation coefficient analysis was used, and overall, the findings showed that the TVET instructors’ psychological detachment had a significant relationship with their happiness in the workplace. Multiple linear regression was used to further examine the associations between the predictor and outcome variables, with control of experience mostly contributed to the TVET instructors’ happiness in the workplace. Thus, it is suggested that TVET institution should strategically creating leisure areas at the workplace for the instructors to relax during their off-work hours, provide skills training, and allow them to have control over own leisure time can increase their happiness in the workplace.