Objective To study the influence of the psychological capital of high school teachers in the destitute areas on their overall well-being

and provide reference for the work of in-depth poverty alleviation.Methods A total of 330 high school teachers from the contiguous destitute areas of the Qinba Mountains in northeast Sichuan were selected as subjects of research and underwent the tests of psychological capital scale and overall well-being scale（GWB）.Results There was no significant difference in the GWB scores of senior high school teachers compared with junior high school teachers（P>0.05）.The total score of the psychological capital scale and the scores of self-efficacy

hope

resilience and optimism of senior high school teachers were（106.47±13.62）

（28.41±4.55）

（27.22±4.85）

（25.47±3.62）and（25.38±4.12）

respectively

all higher than those of junior high school teachers

which were（100.85±11.45）

（26.65±4.32）

（25.97±4.15）

（24.18±3.02）

and（24.06±3.12）points

respectively（P<0.05）.The GWB score of male teachers was（94.48±5.81）points

lower than（96.17±6.19）of female teachers（P<0.05）.The scores of self-efficacy and optimism of male teachers were（28.17±4.10）and（24.24±3.75）respectively

The scores of female were（26.33±4.96）and（25.50±3.47）

respectively

and the difference was statistically significant（P<0.05）.Correlation analysis showed that there was a positive correlation between overall well-being

psychological capital scale and all of its dimensions（P<0.01）.Linear regression analysis was conducted with the overall well-being as the dependent variable and psychological capital and its dimensions as the independent variables.The results showed that psychological capital and the dimensions of self-efficacy and hope were the influencing factors of overall well-being（P<0.05）.Among them

psychological capital（Beta=0.376）

self-efficacy（Beta=0.157）and hope（Beta=0.173）have a significant impact on overall well-being.Conclusion It is necessary to continue to increase poverty alleviation for education in destitute areas.Special attention should be paid to the problem of job burnout of teachers in said areas.In particular

it is necessary to pay attention to the realization of male teachers′career development expectations and timely resolution of work-family conflicts.