Introduction: This research was conducted to examine the extent to which teachers’ self-efficacy affects their well-being following the COVID-19 pandemic. The originality of the research lies in the fact that there are not enough studies that simultaneously examine the relationship between well-being and self-efficacy in primary school teachers in Greece and Cyprus.Methods: A total of 258 primary school teacher participants took part in this study, aged 23–62. The Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale and the PERMA Profiler questionnaire were used to study the relationship between teachers’ well-being and self-efficacy.Results: Results show that after the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers’ well-being is moderate to high. Moreover, teachers’ self- efficacy is also high and related to their well-being.Discussion: An important finding from the current research is that teachers’ self-efficacy in promoting student engagement was the most important predictor for teachers’ well-being. The implications of the results are discussed, and recommendations are made.

The present study investigated the relationship between resilience, self-esteem, and academic performance in primary school students. The sample comprised 124 pupils (59 males and 65 females) enrolled in the 5th and 6th grades. Psychometric assessment was conducted using the Resilience Scale and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, while academic achievement was evaluated based on students’ grades in Language, Mathematics, Science, English, and Physical Education. Data analysis was performed using ANOVAs and Pearson correlation coefficients. The results indicated that higher academic performance was positively correlated with both increased resilience and self-esteem. Furthermore, a strong positive correlation was observed between self-esteem and resilience. Regarding gender, no significant differences were found in resilience or self-esteem levels. However, academic performance variations were identified exclusively in English language proficiency; specifically, for male students, higher performance in English was significantly associated with greater resilience. In conclusion, these findings suggest that integrating self-esteem and resilience-building activities into the educational curriculum is essential. Such interventions may enhance students’ capacity to manage adversity and facilitate the attainment of their academic goals.

Background/Objectives: Early manifestations of body dissatisfaction and subclinical disordered eating are increasingly recognized as important correlates of later disordered eating, underscoring the need for research in preadolescent populations. This study examined the prevalence of disordered eating risk and tested whether body-figure discrepancy and thinness-related attribution patterns were associated with disordered-eating symptomatology beyond gender and BMI among children aged 10–12 years. Methods: A total of 227 children completed the Children’s Eating Attitudes Test-26 (ChEAT-26), body-figure silhouette measures, and assessments of thinness-related social-emotional, negative, and competence attributions. Results: Overall, 16.3% of participants scored at or above the clinical cutoff for elevated eating-pathology risk, with no significant gender differences. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that the discrepancy between perceived and ideal body figure was significantly associated with disordered eating severity, although the proportion of explained variance was modest. Logistic regression further indicated that each unit increase in body-figure discrepancy was associated with a 37% increase in the likelihood of exceeding the clinical risk threshold. In contrast, thinness-related attribution indices were intercorrelated but were not significantly associated with disordered eating, nor were their effects moderated by gender. Conclusions: These findings indicate that body-image discrepancy is associated with disordered eating in late childhood, at a stage when marked gender differences are not yet evident. Although causal inferences cannot be drawn, the presence of clinically elevated symptom levels and the observed associations highlight the potential importance of early attention to body dissatisfaction in preventive efforts.