Psychological Development and Education ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (5): 550-560.

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Affective Commitment and Job Burnout among Vocational and Technical Education Institutions’ Teachers：Mechanisms of Affective Commitment and Professional Title

KANG Yong-jun1, WANG Xiao1, QU Zheng-liang2   

  1. 1. School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632;
    2. College of Education, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128
  • Online:2014-09-15 Published:2014-09-15

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Abstract: The initial aim of this study is to explore the mediating role of affective commitment played in the relationship between psychological contract fulfillment and job burnout, and to examine the moderating role of professional title. By using cluster sampling method, a total of 1,237 professional teachers (full-time or part-time) worked in 36 vocational and technical education institutions from 14 provinces and cities in China were sampled. Hierarchical Regression Modeling (HRM) and Total Effect Moderation Model with bootstrap methods were adapted to test the hypotheses. The results showed in the study implicate that: (1) affective commitment mediates the relationship between psychological contract fulfillment and job burnout; (2) professional title has significant effect on the relationship between psychological contract fulfillment and job burnout, suggesting that the negative effect of psychological contract fulfillment on job burnout was stronger for low-professional title teachers; results of the integrative analysis of moderation and mediation show that the professional title have significant effect on the positive relationship between psychological contract fulfillment and affective commitment. However, the moderating effect was not significant in the second stage of the mediating process. The results thereof lead to the conclusion of this study that the affective commitment and job burnout has a negative correlation, regardless of their professional title.

Key words: Psychological Contract Fulfillment, Affective Commitment, Job Burnout, Professional Title

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