EFFECT OF STRESS AND ALEXITHYMIA ON TEACHERS HAPPINESS
The pursuit of happiness has always been an existential quest. Among the multiple origins of this state, some consider stress as a determinant of the variability of happiness felt by people. The "alexithymia-stress hypothesis" is thus a promising avenue to elucidate the dynamics of stress with well-being and happiness, a hypothesis in the wake of the positive psychology paradigm in organizational behavior. The main objective of this study is to explore the mechanisms between stress, alexithymia and happiness. To do this, 420 teachers completed a self-administered questionnaire. The results of the analysis show that happiness is more determined by stress at work than by stress in life. Moreover, it is possible to observe that alexithymia is as much a determinant of happiness as a moderator of the link between stress and happiness. Finally, it is not possible to identify a formal antagonism between the variables under study suggesting that the relational dynamics is linear.