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Title: Work-Related Outcomes Mediate the Associations of Job Demands with Psychological Well-Being among Chinese Kindergarten Teachers
Language: English
Authors: Tuen Yung Leung (ORCID 0009-0009-0671-5756), Chun Bun Lam (ORCID 0000-0002-3195-7919)
Source: European Journal of Education. 2026 61(2).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Kindergarten
Primary Education
Preschool Education
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Well Being, Life Satisfaction, Depression (Psychology), Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Responsibility, Teacher Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Hong Kong
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Satisfaction With Life Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
DOI: 10.1111/ejed.70649
ISSN: 0141-8211
1465-3435
Abstract: Teaching in a kindergarten can be demanding. Prior research has linked the job demands of kindergarten teachers to their psychological well-being. However, whether different types of job demands are uniquely associated with kindergarten teachers' psychological well-being and whether work-related outcomes may mediate these associations remain underexplored. Therefore, this cross-sectional study examined whether physical, psychological, social, and emotional job demands were uniquely linked to psychological well-being (indicated by life satisfaction and depressive symptoms) among kindergarten teachers and tested work-related outcomes (indicated by work performance and work engagement) as mediators. Using an online questionnaire, data were collected from 336 kindergarten teachers (86% female; mean age = 31.6 years) working in Hong Kong, China. Kindergarten teachers rated their job demands, psychological well-being, and work-related outcomes and provided demographic information. Structural equational modeling revealed that work-related outcomes mediated the associations of psychological, social, and emotional job demands with psychological well-being. However, work-related outcomes did not mediate the association between physical job demands and psychological well-being. Theoretically, findings highlighted the importance of conceptualizing job demands as a multidimensional construct and the roles of work-related outcomes in understanding kindergarten teachers' psychological well-being. Practically, findings pointed to the possible utility of helping kindergarten teachers manage different types of job demands and improve their work performance and work engagement as means to support their psychological well-being.
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