Path Analysis of the Related Factors to Subjective Well-Being of Primary and Middle School Principals—Based on Job Demands-Resources Model — Oak Academic Publishing
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Path Analysis of the Related Factors to Subjective Well-Being of Primary and Middle School Principals—Based on Job Demands-Resources Model
College Education, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
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Laboratory of Cognition and Mental Health, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
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College Education, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
1 College Education, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
2 Laboratory of Cognition and Mental Health, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
3 College Education, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
Objective: The objective was to investigate path analysis of work-family conflict, job salary and promotion satisfaction, job burnout to subjective well-being of primary and middle school principals, and provide advices for enhancing their subjective well-being. Methods: Totally 300 primary and middle school principals in Chongqing completed the WFC, JSPSS, MBI-GS and GWB. Results: There were four significant paths: 1) work-family conflict could influence subjective well- being directly (β = - 0.125, P < 0.05); 2) work-family conflict could influence subjective well-being through job burnout (indirect effect was - 0.197, total effect was - 0.322), job burnout partially mediated the relation between work-family conflict and subjective well-being; 3) job burnout could influence subjective well-being directly (β = - 0.529, P < 0.001); 4) job salary and promotion satisfaction could influence subjective well-being through job burnout (indirect effect was 0.169) and reduced the burnouts’ negative influence on subjective well-being, job burnout mediated the relation between job salary and promotion satisfaction and subjective well-being. Conclusion: We can enhance subjective well-being of primary and middle school principals through balancing work-family conflict, intervening job burnout, raising incomes, providing opportunities for career roles.
KeywordsWork-Family ConflictJob Salary and Promotion SatisfactionJob BurnoutSubjective Well-BeingPath Analysis
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