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: Received: 3 June 2024 / Approved: 3 June 2024 / Online: 4 June 2024 (12:23:28 CEST)
How to cite:
Liu, T.; Wang, Q. Are Teachers’ Time Resources Scarce? The Association between Teachers’ Time Poverty and Job Burnout: The Mediating Effect of Mental Health Factors. Preprints2024, 2024060125. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0125.v1
Liu, T.; Wang, Q. Are Teachers’ Time Resources Scarce? The Association between Teachers’ Time Poverty and Job Burnout: The Mediating Effect of Mental Health Factors. Preprints 2024, 2024060125. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0125.v1
Liu, T.; Wang, Q. Are Teachers’ Time Resources Scarce? The Association between Teachers’ Time Poverty and Job Burnout: The Mediating Effect of Mental Health Factors. Preprints2024, 2024060125. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0125.v1
APA Style
Liu, T., & Wang, Q. (2024). Are Teachers’ Time Resources Scarce? The Association between Teachers’ Time Poverty and Job Burnout: The Mediating Effect of Mental Health Factors. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0125.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Liu, T. and Qiang Wang. 2024 "Are Teachers’ Time Resources Scarce? The Association between Teachers’ Time Poverty and Job Burnout: The Mediating Effect of Mental Health Factors" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0125.v1
Abstract
Teachers’ time resources are becoming increasingly scarce and time poverty will have a direct impact on the long-term sustainability of their professional development. However, the current state of teachers’ time poverty and its potential harmful consequences are unclear. Therefore, this research conducts two cross-sectional studies to investigate the current situation and group differences in time poverty among Chinese teachers (Sample 1), as well as the influence of teachers’ time poverty on job burnout (Sample 2). The results indicate that: (1) there is a high level of time poverty among teachers; (2) there is no significant difference in gender, teaching years, or teaching section, and there is a significant difference in teaching responsibilities; (3) time poverty could positively and significantly predict job burnout, and job burnout could positively and significantly predict mental health; (4) mental health factors (including depression, anxiety and stress) play the mediating role in the relationship between teachers’ time poverty and job burnout. To create a sustainable development environment for teachers, it is suggested that teachers improve time management skills and establish a self-regulation mechanism; schools should clarify the boundaries of teachers’ work and respect their right to rest; and society should provide positive and adequate spiritual support.
Keywords
Primary and secondary school teachers; Teachers’ time poverty; Job burnout; Mental health; Sustainability of teacher professional development; Teacher development environment
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science and Technology
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