Effects of Organizational Support and Occupational Stress on Turnover Intention among Kindergarten Teachers: Mediating Effect of Occupational Burnout

Abstract

Abstract: This study aimed at exploring the effect mechanism of organizational support, occupational stress and occupational burnout on turnover intention among kindergarten teachers. Participants were 326 kindergarten teachers in Sichuan, Chongqing, Tibet, Guizhou and Beijing who completed a set of questionnaires including kindergarten teachers' occupational stress questionnaire, kindergarten teachers' turnover intention questionnaire, teachers' job burnout scale and perceived organizational support questionnaire. The results showed that: 1)Occupational stress as a risk factor increased kindergarten teachers' turnover intention. Organizational support as a protective factor decreased kindergarten teachers' turnover intention, and the protective effect of organizational support is main effect. 2)Occupational burnout mediated the effects of organizational support and occupational stress on kindergarten teachers' turnover intention. These results may contribute to the decrease of turnover intention among kindergarten teachers.

Key words: organizational support, occupational stress, occupational burnout, turnover intention, kindergarten teacher

摘要： 为探索幼儿教师组织支持、职业压力和倦怠对离职意向的影响机制,选取四川、重庆、西藏、贵州和北京五地幼儿教师326名,用幼儿教师工作压力源问卷、幼儿教师离职意向问卷、教师职业倦怠量表和组织支持感问卷进行调查。结果表明：（1）幼儿教师职业压力是风险性因素,提升其离职意向;幼儿教师组织支持是保护性因素,降低其离职意向,且组织支持的保护作用主要表现为主效应。（2）幼儿教师职业倦怠在组织支持和职业压力对离职意向的影响中起中介作用。以上研究结果对缓解幼儿教师离职意向具有一定理论价值和实践意义。

关键词: 组织支持, 职业压力, 职业倦怠, 离职意向, 幼儿教师

CLC Number:

B849

Huang Xu, Wang Gang, Wang Delin. Effects of Organizational Support and Occupational Stress on Turnover Intention among Kindergarten Teachers: Mediating Effect of Occupational Burnout[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2017, 15(4): 528-535.

黄旭, 王钢, 王德林. 幼儿教师组织支持和职业压力对离职意向的影响：职业倦怠的中介作用^*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2017, 15(4): 528-535.

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