Psychological Development and Education ›› 2011, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5): 529-535.

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A study on Relationship Between Principal’s Psychological Empowerment and Job Burnout in Primary and Middle School

YAO Ji-hai, LIU Li-hua   

  1. Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • Online:2011-09-15 Published:2011-09-15

Abstract: This study,selected 425 primary and middle school principals and using method of questionnaire survey, explores their psychological empowerment and job burnout,and the differences about it in different background and discusses the relationship between psychological empowerment and job burnout.Results indicated that:(1)The models and data of principal's psychological empowerment and job burnout data fit well.(2)There is significant difference of the length of service in the school in psychological empowerment.Principals served less than 5 years score significantly higher than principals served 6~10 years on the factor of competence and total score of psychological empowerment,and principals served more than 11 years score higher than principals served 6~10 years on the factor of self-determination.(3)On the factor of cynicism and tatal score of job burnout,male principals are significantly higher than female principals.On the factors of emotional exhaustion,cynicism and total score of job burnout,principals with junior college degree or below significantly higher than principals with bachelor degree or above.Principals under the age of 35 score significantly higher than principals at the age of 41~45 and above 46 on the factor of reduced personal accomplishment.(3)The highly significant negative correlations of principal's psychological empowerment with job burnout are found,and regression analysis shows that principal's psychological empowerment is a significant negative predicator of job burnout.

Key words: principal, psychological empowerment, job burnout

CLC Number: 

  • B844.3
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