College of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
College of Education and Human Development, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 18;19(20):13477. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013477.
Burnout is a serious phenomenon among female kindergarten, primary, and secondary school teachers in China. Previous research has shown that professional identity negatively predicts burnout. However, little is known about the mediating mechanisms underlying this relationship. This study examined the relationship between professional identity and burnout and the mediating roles of work engagement and psychology using a sample of Chinese teachers. A total of 2220 female teachers participated (kindergarten: 16.9%; primary school: 56.7%; secondary school: 26.4%). They answered four questionnaires measuring their professional identity, work engagement, psychological capital, and burnout. PROCESS macro (SPSS 21.0) was used to conduct mediation analyses of work engagement and psychological capital in the relationship between professional identity and burnout. Working simultaneously, work engagement, and psychological capital partially mediated the aforementioned relationship, which could reduce burnout. Working sequentially completely mediated the relationship between professional identity and burnout, and hence, the latter was the lowest. Specific implications are discussed, such as the improvement of professional identity and psychological capital.
在中国,幼儿园、小学和中学女教师中 burnout 是一个严重的现象。先前的研究表明,职业认同对 burnout 有负向预测作用。然而,人们对这种关系的中介机制知之甚少。本研究使用中国教师样本,考察了职业认同与 burnout 之间的关系,以及工作投入和心理资本的中介作用。共有 2220 名女性教师参与(幼儿园:16.9%;小学:56.7%;中学:26.4%)。他们回答了四个问卷,测量他们的职业认同、工作投入、心理资本和 burnout。使用 PROCESS macro(SPSS 21.0)对职业认同与 burnout 之间的关系中的工作投入和心理资本进行中介分析。同时进行工作投入和心理资本的部分中介作用,可降低 burnout。职业认同与 burnout 的关系完全通过工作投入和心理资本的序列中介作用,因此后者最低。讨论了具体的影响,如提高职业认同和心理资本。