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A Study on the Relationship between Emotional Labor and Job Burnout of Teachers from the Perspective of Psychology: A Meta-Analysis Based on 54 Domestic Empirical Studies

Author(s)

Yawen Hou1, Yuanjiao Chen2,3,*

Affiliation(s)

1Teacher Teaching Development Center, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China 2College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China 3College of Educational Science, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

This paper discusses the relationship between emotional labor and job burnout of teachers in China in recent ten years by using meta-analysis method. Through literature search, a total of 54 literatures were included, with a total sample size of 31980 teachers. The results show that teachers' emotional labor is negatively correlated with teachers' job burnout. The higher the emotional labor of teachers, the easier to feel job burnout; Surface performance was moderately positively correlated with emotional exhaustion. Deep expression had a moderately significant negative correlation with emotional exhaustion. Through the adjustment effect on the region and subject type, it is found that the correlation between deep performance and job burnout in eastern region is significantly higher than that in central region. The relationship between surface performance and emotional exhaustion was significantly higher in kindergarten than in primary and secondary school. Put forward the need to promote emotional labor "surface performance" and "deep performance" to "natural performance " transformation strategy; For the less developed areas and kindergarten teaching section of the teacher group should take a number of measures to ease teachers emotional labor strategies and other relevant suggestions.

Keywords

Teacher, Emotional Labor, Job Burnout, Emotional Exhaustion, Meta-Analysis

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