Work Happiness among University Teachers in Public and Private Universities in Chimbote, Peru

This study focused on exploring and comparing job happiness among university teachers at a public university and a private university. The sample consisted of 384 teachers from private and public universities. The Work Happiness Questionnaire by Ramirez et al. (2019) was administered to these participants. The results indicated that teachers at private universities reported significantly higher levels of job happiness (p < 0.001), with an average happiness range higher than their counterparts in public institutions. The Mann-Whitney U test revealed significant differences between the groups, suggesting that institutional factors may play a crucial role in the well-being of teachers. These findings underscore the need for strategies aimed at improving working conditions and promoting teacher well-being, with the potential to positively impact the quality of higher educatio.