Resilient characteristics of Hong Kong kindergarten teachers: Hardiness and optimism

Resilient characteristics of Hong Kong kindergarten teachers: Hardiness and optimism

• Wong, Yau Ho Paul The Hong Kong Institute of Education

2010

International Conference on Educational Research (ICER) 2010: Learning Communities for Sustainable Development (2010: Khon Kaen University, Thailand)

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

Mediator Optimism Hardiness Kindergarten Teachers Resilience

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

While kindergarten teachers have shown resilience under adverse work environment, scarce empirical research has examined these teachers’ resilient protective factors, namely hardiness and optimism. The study had two aims. First, it examined the correlation relationships among variables of hardiness, optimism, self-esteem, and mental health complaints. Second, it testified the mediating effect of hardiness on optimism. Inservice kindergarten teachers were invited to participate in the study as voluntary convenient samplings. They were asked to complete four inventories anonymously to enhance confidentiality and their willingness to participate. Eventually, 64 out of 104 teachers participated and returned the inventories. Results showed that both hardiness and optimism correlated positively with self-esteem but negatively with mental health complaints. While hardiness mediated the effects of optimism, teachers’ commitment (a subscale of hardiness scale) appeared to predict consistently their self-esteem and mental health complaints. Implications of rethinking optimism and promoting teachers’ resilience through hardiness training are discussed.

Retrieved December 3, 2010, from http://ednet.kku.ac.th/icer2010/ICER_2010_Proceeding.pdf

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/c800f258

2016-01-07