In the era of globalization and with the emergence of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Malaysia, as a developing country, put much emphasis in education along with other important sectors. This scenario leads to the increasing role of guidance and counselling teachers in the school in producing great and knowledgeable students. This responsibility causes guidance and counselling teachers to face various challenges that may put pressure on the profession. Guidance and counselling teachers need to prepare themselves with coping strategies in order to maintain psychological well-being which is an important aspect for the development of the services offered. The results of past research found that coping strategies contributed to the psychological well-being of guidance and counselling teachers and improved the quality of guidance and counselling services. Therefore, this paper reviews the factors of coping strategies as contributors to psychological well-being besides identifying the needs in strengthening the coping strategies and psychological well-being of guidance and counselling teachers. It is suggested that future studies should focus on quantitative and qualitative studies in order to have a better understanding of these issues.
KeywordsPsychological Well-BeingCoping StrategiesGuidance and Counselling Teacher
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