The Influence of School Atmosphere on Chinese Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: The Chain Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital and Professional Identity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review and Theoretical Background
2.1. Job Satisfaction
2.2. School Atmosphere and Job Satisfaction
2.3. The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital
2.4. The Mediating Role of Professional Identity
2.5. The Chain Mediating Role of Psychological Capital and Professional Identity
3. The Present Study
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Participants
4.2. Ethical Consideration
4.3. Measures
4.4. Statistical Analysis
5. Results
5.1. Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Analysis
5.2. Hypothesis Testing
6. Discussion
6.1. Effect of School Atmosphere on Job Satisfaction
6.2. The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital and Professional Identity
6.3. The Chain Mediating Role of Psychological Capital and Professional Identity
6.4. Practical Implications
7. Conclusions
8. Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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M ± SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
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1. Gender | 1.82 ± 0.39 | |||||||
2. School Type | 1.66 ± 0.79 | −0.19 ** | ||||||
3. Teaching Subject | 1.42 ± 0.68 | −0.15 ** | 0.28 ** | |||||
4. School Location | 2.09 ± 0.80 | −0.02 | −0.13 ** | −0.10 ** | ||||
5. School Atmosphere | 4.51 ± 0.53 | 0.12 ** | −0.09 * | −0.05 | <0.01 | |||
6. Psychological Capital | 4.42 ± 0.57 | <0.01 | −0.06 | −0.01 | −0.04 | 0.78 ** | ||
7. Professional Identity | 4.57 ± 0.41 | 0.10 * | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.56 ** | 0.53 ** | |
8. Job Satisfaction | 4.43 ± 0.77 | 0.10 * | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.59 ** | 0.51 ** | 0.71 ** |
Estimate | 95%CI | Effect Size | ||
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Direct Effect | School Atmosphere → Job Satisfaction | 0.41 | [0.28, 0.54] | 47.13% |
Indirect Effect | School Atmosphere → Psychological Capital → Job Satisfaction | 0.01 | [−0.12, 0.15] | 1.15% |
School Atmosphere → Professional Identity → Job Satisfaction | 0.30 | [0.22, 0.40] | 34.48% | |
School Atmosphere → Psychological Capital → Professional Identity → Job Satisfaction | 0.15 | [0.09, 0.21] | 17.24% | |
Total Indirect Effect | 0.46 | [0.33, 0.60] | 52.87% | |
Total Effect | 0.87 | [0.78, 0.96] | 100.00% |
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Han, X.; Xu, Q.; Xiao, J. The Influence of School Atmosphere on Chinese Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: The Chain Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital and Professional Identity. Behav. Sci. 2023, 13, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13010001
Han X, Xu Q, Xiao J. The Influence of School Atmosphere on Chinese Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: The Chain Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital and Professional Identity. Behavioral Sciences. 2023; 13(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleHan, Xinqiang, Qian Xu, and Junhu Xiao. 2023. "The Influence of School Atmosphere on Chinese Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: The Chain Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital and Professional Identity" Behavioral Sciences 13, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13010001