Emotional labour matters for kindergarten teachers: An examination of the antecedents and consequences

Emotional labour matters for kindergarten teachers: An examination of the antecedents and consequences

• Yin, Hongbiao The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Tam, Winnie Wing Yi The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Park, Moonyoung Jeju National University, Republic of Korea
• Keung, Pui Chi Chrysa The Education University of Hong Kong

Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2022

Springer

2022

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MF Characteristics & Conditions of Educational Workers

Emotional Labour Teaching Satisfaction Instructional Leadership Trust in Colleagues Kindergarten Teacher

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

This study examined the relationships between kindergartens teachers’ emotional labour strategies and their relations to instructional leadership, trust in colleagues, teaching experiences, and teaching satisfaction. With a sample of 491 kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong, this study found that surface acting negatively predicted while deep acting and expression of naturally felt emotion positively predicted teachers’ teaching satisfaction; instructional leadership and trust in colleagues were positively related to deep acting and expression of naturally felt emotion, respectively. Meanwhile, teaching experience was found to be positively related to their adoption of expression of naturally felt emotion and teaching satisfaction. These findings shed light on the nature of kindergarten teachers’ work, and provide some implications for teacher development in kindergartens. Copyright © 2022 De La Salle University.

• English

Journal Articles

• 01195646

• 10.1007/s40299-022-00647-4

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/48ef27a6

2022-07-07