Well-being and emotional labor for preschool teachers: The mediation of career commitment and the moderation of social support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, well-being is a protective factor against emotional labor. However, it is unclear whether and how well-being contributes to emotional labor for preschool teachers. To investigate the influence of well-being on emotional labor, this study aimed to examine the mediating effect of career commitment between preschool teachers' well-being and emotional labor and whether this effect is moderated by social support.

Method

This study included 363 preschool teachers (M = 30.17 years, SD = 5.94) in a Chinese province. All participants completed the General Well-Being Schedule, the Emotional Labor Strategy, the Career Commitment Scale, and the Social Support Rating Scale. The data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0.<

SUBMITTER: Su X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12021253 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature