Key Laboratory for Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience of Shaanxi Province, School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
Key Laboratory for Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience of Shaanxi Province, School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
J Affect Disord. 2022 Feb 15;299:568-574. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.081. Epub 2021 Dec 22.
Drawing on conservation of resources theory, this study aims to extend the work on individual differences in the relationship between upward social comparison sensitivity and emotional exhaustion in a sample of teachers by examining the interaction effects of self-esteem and gender differences. A total of 681 teachers completed a self-reported questionnaire including the Upward Social Comparison Sensitivity Scale, the Self-Esteem Scale, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey (MBI-ES) subscale. The results based on a moderated moderation model indicated that: (1) Upward social comparison sensitivity was positively correlated with emotional exhaustion; (2) self-esteem moderated the relationship between upward social comparative sensitivity and emotional exhaustion; and (3) there was a significant gender difference in self-esteem that moderated the relationship between upward social comparison sensitivity and emotional exhaustion. These findings contribute to the understanding of how upward social comparison sensitivity predicts teachers' emotional exhaustion and provide practical insights for prevention and intervention programs to protect teachers' mental health in school settings.
本研究旨在借鉴资源保存理论，通过考察自尊和性别差异的交互作用，在教师样本中扩展关于上行社会比较敏感性与情绪衰竭关系的个体差异研究。共有 681 名教师完成了一份自我报告问卷，其中包括上行社会比较敏感性量表、自尊量表和 Maslach 职业倦怠量表-教育者调查（MBI-ES）子量表。基于调节调节模型的结果表明：（1）上行社会比较敏感性与情绪衰竭呈正相关；（2）自尊调节了上行社会比较敏感性与情绪衰竭之间的关系；（3）自尊存在显著的性别差异，调节了上行社会比较敏感性与情绪衰竭之间的关系。这些发现有助于理解上行社会比较敏感性如何预测教师的情绪衰竭，并为学校环境中预防和干预计划提供了保护教师心理健康的实际见解。
