The Relationship between Career Commitment and Emotional Exhaustion of Preschool Teachers: the Mediating Role of Emotional Labor

Studies of Psychology and Behavior ›› 2013, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (4): 497-502.

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The Relationship between Career Commitment and Emotional Exhaustion of Preschool Teachers: the Mediating Role of Emotional Labor

Sun Yang^{1, 2}, Wang Yuan³, Zhang Xiangkui^{1, 3}

1 School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University Faculty of Education, Changchun 130024;
2 Applied Psychology Department, Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun 130118;
3 Center of Children Development, Northeast Normal University Faculty of Education, Changchun 130024

Received:2012-11-28 Online:2015-02-15 Published:2013-07-20

幼儿教师职业承诺与情绪耗竭：情绪劳动的中介作用

孙阳^{1, 2}, 王元³, 张向葵^{1, 3}

1 东北师范大学教育学部心理学院,长春 130024;
2 吉林农业大学应用心理学系,长春 130118;
3 东北师范大学教育学部儿童发展研究中心,长春 130024

通讯作者: 张向葵,女,东北师范大学心理学院教授,博士生导师。E-mail:zhangxk@nenu.edu.cn。
作者简介:孙阳,女,东北师范大学心理学院博士生。
基金资助:
本研究受到教育部人文社会科学研究规划基金项目（08JAXLX002）、吉林省教育科学“十二五”规划重点项目（ZZ1107）、吉林省教育科学“十二五”规划项目（GH11016）和东北师范大学哲学社会科学校内青年基金项目（11QN020）的资助

Abstract

Abstract: The study aimed to explore the relationship between career commitment and emotional exhaustion, as well as the mediating role of emotional labor in this link. 218 preschool teachers participated in the questionnaire investigation. The result revealed that:(1)career commitment had positive correlation with the expression of naturally emotion and deep acting, but negative correlation with surface acting and emotional exhaustion.(2)the expression of naturally emotion and deep acting were negatively correlated with emotional exhaustion, while surface acting was positive correlated with emotional exhaustion.(3)deep acting and surface acting partially mediated the association between career commitment and emotional exhaustion, but the expression of naturally emotion didn′t significantly mediat the association between career commitment and emotional exhaustion.

Key words: career commitment, emotional exhaustion, emotional labor, preschool teachers

摘要： 以218名幼儿教师为被试,采用问卷调查法,探讨了职业承诺对情绪耗竭的影响,以及情绪劳动在职业承诺对情绪耗竭影响中的中介效应。结果表明：（1）职业承诺与自然行为、深层行为呈显著正相关,而与表层行为、情绪耗竭呈显著负相关。（2）自然行为、深层行为与情绪耗竭均呈显著负相关,而表层行为与情绪耗竭呈显著正相关。（3）深层行为和表层行为在职业承诺与情绪耗竭关系中起部分中介作用,自然行为在职业承诺与情绪耗竭关系间中介效应不显著。

关键词: 职业承诺, 情绪耗竭, 情绪劳动, 幼儿教师

CLC Number:

B842.6

Sun Yang, Wang Yuan, Zhang Xiangkui. The Relationship between Career Commitment and Emotional Exhaustion of Preschool Teachers: the Mediating Role of Emotional Labor[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2013, 11(4): 497-502.

孙阳, 王元, 张向葵. 幼儿教师职业承诺与情绪耗竭：情绪劳动的中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2013, 11(4): 497-502.

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幼儿教师职业承诺与情绪耗竭：情绪劳动的中介作用

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