Teachers’ Perceptions on Quality of School Leadership and Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Roles of Work-Related Meaning in Life and Optimism in Hong Kong Kindergarten Teachers

Chih Nuo Grace Chao (), Alan Chi-Keung Cheung (), Elaine Lau () and Angel Nga Man Leung ()
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Chih Nuo Grace Chao: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Alan Chi-Keung Cheung: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Elaine Lau: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Angel Nga Man Leung: Centre for Psychosocial Health and The Education University of Hong Kong

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2023, vol. 18, issue 3, No 6, 1249-1268

Abstract: Abstract The present study is among the first that has investigated how teachers’ perceptions on quality of school leadership, work-related meaning in life, and optimism explained the psychological well-being of 509 kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong, China. Structural equation modelling showed that teachers who perceived better perceptions on quality of school leadership found more work-related meaning in life, and were higher in optimism, while work-related meaning in life positively explained optimism, only optimism mediated perceptions on quality of school leadership and psychological well-being. Findings implied the importance of the reciprocal relationship among perceptions on quality of school leadership, work-related meaning in life, and optimism. School management should pay attention to such relationships when designing school plans and teacher training programs to enhance teachers’ psychological well-being.

Keywords: Perceptions on quality of school leadership; Psychological well-being; Meaning in work optimism; Kindergarten teachers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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